Ecotourism Holds Significant Potential for Sustainable Job Creation in Rural and Underprivileged Areas

The Vice President for Rural Development and Deprived Areas emphasized the economic, cultural, and social potential of ecotourism and stressed the need for cooperation between government institutions and active organizations in this field to develop the local economy, revive tourism capacities, and create sustainable employment in rural and nomadic regions.

Abdul Karim Hosseinzadeh in an interview with Arya Heritage:

Emphasizing the economic, cultural and social capacities of ecotourism, the vice president for rural development and deprived areas of the country emphasized the need for cooperation between government institutions and active organizations in this field to develop the local economy, revive tourism capacities and create sustainable employment in rural and nomadic areas.

Abdol Karim Hosseinzadeh, Vice President for Rural Development and Underprivileged Regions of the country, in an interview with Aria Heritage reporter, referring to the place of ecotourism in the development of rural and underprivileged areas, stated: We look at ecotourism not only as a specialized activity in the field of tourism, but we consider this sector as one of the important capacities for realizing sustainable development in rural, nomadic and underprivileged areas of the country.

Stating that ecotourism provides the possibility of linking economic investment, cultural and social activities, and entrepreneurship, he added: One of our basic tasks is to create sustainable employment, and we believe that ecotourism has a significant capacity to achieve this goal.

Emphasizing the link between ecotourism and Iran's cultural and civilizational identity, Hosseinzadeh said: In this field, in addition to economic capacities, there are valuable fields for cultural and social activities, and these capacities can be used to strengthen the sustainable economy.

Emphasizing the cooperation of the government and ecotourism organizations

The Vice President for Rural Development and Underprivileged Regions of the country considered the interaction between government agencies and specialized organizations to be one of the requirements for the development of this area and stated: The formation of cooperation between the Presidential Rural Development and Underprivileged Regions, the Ministry of Culture, ecotourism cooperatives and active unions and organizations in this sector can help develop existing capacities.

Referring to the role of popular and professional organizations in relation to local communities, he said: these groups can be the link between the responsible institutions and the target community and act as an executive arm and collaborator in the development path in different provinces of the country.

Hosseinzadeh also emphasized the readiness of this deputy to cooperate with activists and organizations in the field of ecotourism and said: By creating effective interaction and division of work among related groups, it is possible to provide the basis for the expansion of activities and better utilization of local capacities.

tourism; A capacity to create economic value in underutilized areas

Referring to the diversity of the country's capacities in the cultural, social, natural and tourism fields, Hosseinzadeh noted: Iran, in addition to its natural and mineral resources, has extensive capabilities in the fields of culture, society and tourism; Capacities that include rural tourism and ecotourism to health tourism and other branches of tourism.

The vice president for rural development and deprived areas of the country considered the revival of these capacities as an opportunity to strengthen the local economy and added: We are ready to work to activate existing talents, develop local capacities and create economic value and wealth in rural and underserved areas.

In the end, Hosseinzadeh considered the coordinated cooperation between the responsible institutions, specialized organizations and private sector activists as one of the effective factors in realizing these goals and emphasized: With synergy and the formation of an effective team work, it is possible to provide the basis for sustainable development and the expansion of employment opportunities in different regions of the country.