TURKMAN ECOLODGE, GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK
Boomkolbeh – Turkmen Ecolodge
Turkman Ecolodge is situated just outside the north-western boundary of Golestan National Park in the north-east of Iran. It was established in 2009 with four main objectives, to: promote the protection of Golestan National Park and its ecosystems. provide a base from which people from Iran and other countries could explore and enjoy the rich and diverse landscapes, fauna and flora of Golestan National Park through a range of low-impact activities. encourage the maintenance and rejuvenation of traditional Turkmen culture and skills and provide a venue for these to be discovered and appreciated by others. provide sustainable employment for the local communities in the neighbourhood of the national park
Today we are proud to be able to say that Turkmen Ecolodge has become the principal way in which visitors can access the many attractions of Golestan National Park, is a valued showcase of traditional Turkmen cuisine, arts and crafts, and provides employment for more than fifty members of the local community
LOCAL PRODUCTS: We are helping local people to resume producing their forgotten handcrafts.The ecolodge support them with design ideas and new techniques for better quality and more original art work to diversify their products accordance with customers needs. Our Natural and eco products are consists all the
- Fresh Vegetables & Dried Herbs
- Natural Honey
- Fresh Wild berry Jams
Locals produce Native Handcraft
- Hand Loomed Colourful Fabric
- Felt Needlepoint
- Paternal Wool Felt
- Wood Spoon
Our Native Art Products are
- Mobile Cover & Cotton Tea Bag
- Needlepoint Necklace
- Needlepoint bracelet
- Silk Needlepoint Earring
- Eagdelemeh Necklace
In Turkmen Ecolodge Locals are employed and local products, goods and handcrafts are used wherever feasible to ensure economic benefits are filtered down to local community. It would support developments in sustainable lifestyle patterns within these communities to use extractive resources instead of using from the main source (forest) and help them to understand why the national park is important in their life and need to be protected, thus reducing their negative impact on the precious natural resources and wild life. Promoting this products support the local community economy and the national park conservation
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