Ecological tourism as a factor of sustainable development in Kazakhstan

Abstract

The main patterns and trends of ecological tourism development in the world, the impact of tourism on the environment are considered in this paper. It is established that Kazakhstan is a priority of the Australian model of eco-tourism, aimed at the knowledge of nature, meet the aesthetic needs of people. It is shown that ecotourism contributes to the sustainable development of the country. Innovative approaches to the organization of tourism is the creation of eco-park in the universities, such as Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.