Study of Ecotourism Development Measuring in Natural Resources Cooperatives and Effective Factors on it in Golestan Province

Tourism industry is one of the most important ndustry in the world. According to statistics of orld Tourism Organization instead of entrance of ach ecotourist, 1.5 job is created, and income of oming each ecotourist is equal with sailing 150 il barrels. So development of ecotourism is one f the major factors of collation against, idleness. volution in transportation system, social tourism, eveloping in ecotourism need its mechanisms. In eveloping countries creating new natural extension ooperatives help these purposes. This study was arried out in order to investigate about the role of atural resources extention cooperatives in ecotourism development. According to classification this study is applicable research, and descriptive study. Stastical population of this study were selected from members of managing committee of natural resources extention cooperatives in Golestan Province. There are 135 members of managing committee of natural resources cooperatives in Golestan Province. The questionnaire were designed for this purpose and distributed among them, according to take census. In order to measuring the validity of questionnaires, pilot test carried out. Results of alfa-cronbakh for questionnaires were %86. Results show that celebrating of food festivals, traditional customes, good facility of transportation, having good service of higienes, having satellite informations system, preparing of food, learing some sports like athletic fishing, holding national conferencing on ecotourism, relationship between international financial societies and developing agencico have the best effects. High income has the most important role in developing of ecotourism. Mean for basis of development of ecotourism in cooperatives (= 34/0) showes that basis of development of ecotourism in Natural Resources cooperatives is in very low level