FOREST ECO-TOURISM RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN YUNNAN

The main types of forest eco-tourism resources in Yunnan include nature reserve, forest park, scenic spots,botanical garden, national forest center, some ancient and rare trees, etc. The main functions of forest eco-tourism resources are for sightseeing, vacationing, recuperating, health-caring, scientific research and popularizing, exploring, camping, tasting fresh foods, etc. For promoting the sustainable use of the forest eco-tourism resources in Yunnan. Some suggestion are put forward: 1) to study and evaluate the forest eco-tourism resources and the social and economic conditions for their exploitation;2) to strengthen the study of the internal environment of the forest in order to construct scientific tourism products; 3) to reinforce the ecological education for the departments of forest management;4) to strengthen the management of the eco-tourists, controlling their quantity according to the eco-tourism environment capacity;5) to enhance the training of talented personnel for eco-tourism industry.