TOURISM
Some people see the wildlife surrounding them as a nuisance. Elephants eat crops and tip water tanks. Lions eat cattle, and there's always the danger that hippos or crocodiles just may be waiting for you at the riverbank.
However, wildlife also provides many opportunities for many African nations, as tourism is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors.
AWF has used the relationship between tourism and conservation for sustainable growth since the 1990's.
The increase in tourism creates a need for growth of jobs, helping to reduce poverty.
AWF has developed sustainable tourism initiatives to conserve wildlife and keep the golden goose thriving. however, from poaching and deforestation, tourism could be threatened.
After all the Landscape of Africa and the creatures that inhabit them are what tourists come for.
" The killing and trafficking of wild animals not only destroys livelihoods and ecosystems, and undermines development and stability,but is a crime that steals revenues from legitimate economic activites, in particular tourism."
- Yuri Fedotov, Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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