TOURISM ECOSYSTEM SERVICES – AN EXAMPLE OF BIRDWATCHING AT NATURE 2000 SITES

Abstract

In Poland, the most attractive areas for birdwatching is an areas of Nature 2000. To provide nature against habitat degradation, it is necessary to know the relationship between people and nature. This relationship allows to research the concept of ecosystem services. The aim of this study is to distinguish typology of Special Protection Areas for ecosystem services of birdwatching. Its development is a complex problem, wherefore the main research method is Analytic Hierarchy Process. As a result, it was possible to divide the studied areas into types that reflect the possibilities of development of birdwatching on each of them.