This study is an attempt to develop ecotourism in Nehbandan County, in the South Khorasan Province, Iran, by representing unknown areas that have tourism potential. The most important obstacle in the development of tourism industry is the lack of strong marketing plans, tourism management, accommodations for overnight and long stays, and medical and health clinic in the desert. This is a qualitative, exploratory case study investigating the status of environmental, sociocultural, and economic impacts of ecotourism development on the native people’s livelihood in Nehbandan County in Iran. The methodology is based on field observations, secondary data sources, and field survey. It is an interpretive approach that avoids numbers but focuses on issues linked to culture and nature. In the present study, the grounded theory was used to perform data analysis. Based on the findings, ecotourism has undoubtedly proven to be an effective environmental conservation tool in the study site and enables local people to increase their livelihood security through employment in activities relating to ecotourism and the development of rural livelihood.

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在未知地区发展生态旅游的尝试：以伊朗南呼罗珊省内班丹县为例

本研究试图通过代表具有旅游潜力的未知地区来发展伊朗南呼罗珊省内班丹县的生态旅游。旅游业发展的最大障碍是缺乏强有力的营销计划、旅游管理、过夜和长期住宿的住宿以及沙漠中的医疗卫生诊所。这是一项定性的探索性案例研究，旨在调查生态旅游发展对伊朗内赫班丹县当地人生计的环境、社会文化和经济影响状况。该方法基于实地观察、二手数据来源和实地调查。这是一种避免数字但侧重于与文化和自然相关的问题的解释方法。在目前的研究中，扎根理论被用来进行数据分析。根据调查结果，生态旅游无疑已被证明是研究地点的有效环境保护工具，并使当地人民通过从事与生态旅游和农村生计发展相关的活动来提高他们的生计保障。