The Interfax-tourism portal, citing the director of the national park, Anatoly Kalina, reported that the new lands were transferred by the regional department of the Federal Property Management Agency for unlimited use. Four land plots with a total area of about 70 hectares are located near the village of Rybachy and belong to the lands of the settlements. They are the Rybachinsky meadow (Lug) is a unique ecosystem, which is the only meadow plant community on the Curonian Spit.
In total, more than 900 species of plants grow on the territory of the national park. A quarter of them are found only in the Rybachinsky Meadow, including 14 of the species of orchids of national and regional importance.
According to Kalina, for a long time the national park has waged a principled and persistent struggle for the right to own this territory. In the courts of various instances, the national park managed to deprive various tenants of the right to lease and the opportunity to build up the meadow. Now the national park will be responsible for the preservation of rare plants in the Rybachinsky Meadow.
Participants discussed the boundary between nature and ecotourism, whether mass visits to unique areas can remain safe, the responsibilities of investors, and how to prepare tourists for visiting specially protected natural areas.
The head of state expressed confidence that the Forum will be held at a high level, and that its results will contribute to the development of tourism in Russia and the expansion of humanitarian and business ties.
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