Criteria and Indicators in Screening and Management of Sustainable Tourism (Case Study: Khamir and Qeshm Mangrove Forests)

Management of tourism in protected areas is essential to develop a management plan tailored to the characteristics of the ecological, economic and social area which can duly help tourism management, facilities and related services. In order to manage sustainable tourism in Mangrove forests, after reviewing and summarizing the internal and external references, 11 criteria and 31 sub-criteria and 55 indicators were extracted. The results of the Delphi questionnaire were distributed among tourism and forestry experts. Results based on a percentage, degree and coefficient of importance showed that 11 Criteria including climate, water, land, biodiversity, vegetation, wildlife, management dimension, cultural dimension, social dimension, economic dimensions and threats containing 31 sub criteria and 53 indicators are important for the implementation of sustainable tourism management in mangroves forests and will be used in the decision-making process. It is clear that implementation of tourism criteria in other natural ecosystems requires independent studies.