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To achieve the assumed goals, we will build an eco-application, the task of which will be civic learning and engaging the local community by showing the benefits of ecotourism and ultimately changing the attitudes of tourists, local communities and representatives of the local tourism industry to more environmentally friendly ones.
Eco-application will constitute a new quality in Poland among the tools for the protection of endangered species. Its main assumption is to create a pocket, mobile. It will tell users which protected species are nearby, but it will also provide practical tips on how the user (tourist, resident) should behave in order. It is important that the voice for eco-applications will be lent by Krystyna Czubówna - a popularizer of natural science and the most popular voice of a teacher in Poland.
The pressure of growing tourism leads to the destruction of ecosystems by scaring animals away (noise), degradation of fauna and flora (contamination of the environment), disturbance of the trophic levels in the lakes, impoverishment and deterioration of the natural resources’ quality.
Eco-application is a new way to get to know Masuria. It’s a personal guide for hikes and walks. It will tell the users about ecosystems and their function. Integration with other functions will enable depiction of current condition of the surrounding, taking into account seasonal phenomena.
Improvement of ecosystems protection in Masurian Lakes by decreasing negative phenomena resulting from low ecological awareness, educating tourists and local residents, promoting positive attitudes.
Norwegian researchers working with the University of Tromso and many organizations from the area of science and tourism will share their experience in ecosystems protection. Scientists from the University of Warmia and Mazury will review the content prepared.