Ecotourism potentially provides a sustainable approach to tourism development across the world. Because of its high diverse climate and nature, Iran has this potential to use ecotourism as a tool to support conservation management. However, to realize this potential, the ecotourism experience must be identified to guide management actions and thus to sustain the resources on which ecotourism ultimately depends. This study conducted by an online questionnaire. It asked Iran’s e-society to write their opinion about conditions and management of the realm’s national parks. 2,121 responses were collected, in summer of 2012. The majority of respondents had at least visited one of 26 Iran’s national parks. All data were analyzed to find experiences and attitudes of the e-society towards national parks management. This study, with its sociopolitical approach, contributes to a greater understanding of the implications of the ecotourists experience for ecotourism management in Iran.

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