Assessment of the possibility of tourism development in Białowieża Forest after the spruce bark beetle outbreak

Abstract

The development of tourism depends to a large extent on the natural environment but nature also depends on tourism. The area of Białowieża Forest has changed its appearance to a large extent after the bark beetle outbreak. Therefore, it was decided to conduct research among full-time and part-time students of the Faculty of Forestry of Białystok University of Technology in Hajnówka, as future employees of forest areas and local government employees, on their opinions about spruce stands and further actions in the field of tourism development in Białowieża Forest. The research concerned two topics: whether tourism will develop more intensely after the infected trees are left or after they are felled. In the research, the diagnostic survey method was used and the survey technique in the form of a questionnaire in accordance with the above-mentioned method.

Keywords

• Białowieża Forest
• forestareas
• touristtraffic
• tourism