Ecotourism
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South Africa: Calls to Ban Cycling On Scenic RouteWhile the sport of road cycling is booming, controversy has erupted over cycling on one of the country's favourite scenic routes. (AllAfrica)
Zimbabwe: Bridge Construction Delays Remain Stumbling Block for Park OperationDELAYS in the construction of the Great Limpopo bridge continues to be a stumbling block in the completion of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, with tourists facing difficulties in accessing Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou National Park. (AllAfrica)
PanAfrica: Survival of Numerous Species At Risk to Bird FluThere is growing danger that the continued spread of bird flu will significantly diminish biological diversity in Africa. According to experts, this is likely to have a devastating effect on human health. (AllAfrica)
East Africa [column]: Scenic KisoroAt 4:40pm, nine hours after I got on it, the bus that smoothly manoeuvred its way up and down the winding road leading us here, arrives in Kisoro town. (AllAfrica)
Uganda: Uganda Pleads With Rwanda On GorillasUGANDA is proposing to Rwanda to allow her tourists to view a renegade group of gorillas that crossed from the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park into Rwanda about a year ago. (AllAfrica)
Namibia: National Parks Get N$47M BoostThe Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the National Planning Commission and the United Nations Development Programme will today sign a grant agreement involving approximately N$47 million aimed at improving the management of national parks in Namibia. (AllAfrica)
Namibia: US$ 8.2 Million Grant for National ParksThe government, through its Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), has secured US$ 8.2 million to improve the management of national parks. (AllAfrica)
Kenya: From Killer Dam to Money-MakerA killer dam in Nyeri will soon be a money-making tourist attraction. Chinga dam, which has claimed many lives, is to be rebuilt into a recreation facility expected to rake in about Sh200 million a year and also supply fresh water for more than 150,000 people. (AllAfrica)
Kenya: Sitatunga in DangerTHE FATE OF THE SITATUNGa, a type of antelope found in the Saiwa Swamp in Saiwa National Park, hangs in the balance due to an invasion of the swamp by elephant grass. (AllAfrica)
Kenya: Moving Mountains - Protecting Kenya's RhinosKENYA'S JUST-CONCLUDED translocation programme saw 30 rhinos taken to the Meru National Park Rhino Sanctuary between January and February. (AllAfrica)
Rwanda: IGCP Celebrates 15 YearsThe International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP) celebrated 15 years of collaboration with ORTPN at a dinner held at Hotel Novotel. "We welcome you officially to Rwanda. We welcome visitors with a traditional dance and sharing a meal together, which signifies Rwandan culture," Rosette Chantal Rwigamba, Director General of ORTPN, told guests at the dinner. (AllAfrica)
Zimbabwe: 'Cropping Threatens Wildlife Conservation'GOVERNMENT is seeking ways to make the land-based wildlife policy effectively operational by banning extensive cropping that stalls proper wildlife management in various conservancies countrywide. (AllAfrica)
Uganda: More Than Springs At KitagataIn the western Uganda district of Bushenyi is one of Uganda's wonders, the Kitagata hot springs which are famous for their curative waters. A visit to the area on January 4, 2006 confirmed that the springs continue to be a an attraction to those who need healing. (AllAfrica)
Malawi: Investors, Tourists Wear Smile in Cape MaclearInvestors and stakeholders in tourism industry have applauded government for its plans to construct the Mangochi/Monkey-Bay to Cape Maclear road, saying the project will attract investors and help heighten the tourism sector, regarded as one of the major forex earner for the country. (AllAfrica)
Senegal: On the Lookout for Bird Flu in World's Third Biggest ReserveAs soon as Moussa Diouf saw the bird lying sick on the ground, the young man from a village on the edges of Senegal's giant Djoudj bird reserve, dropped it in a plastic bag and dashed off post-haste to the main rangers' office. (AllAfrica)
Zimbabwe: Security Stalls Frontier ParkSECURITY concerns are threatening the progress of the Great Limpopo Trans Frontier Park amid reports that the Zimbabwean government does not have land to resettle villagers from Sengwe. (AllAfrica)
Namibia: Beyond Boundaries: Expedition Reaches AtlanticEIGHT of the original 11 contributors with a disability trekking across Namibia from east to west have indeed gone Beyond Boundaries. (AllAfrica)
Uganda: UWA Trains 30 GuidesUGANDA Wildlife Authority (UWA) has equipped 30 mountain guides with wilderness first aid and mountaineering skills to improve safety of tourists climbing the Rwenzori and Elgon mountains, reports Raphael Okello. (AllAfrica)
Namibia: Conservancy Stands On Own FeetNamed after a well-known river in the Erongo Region, Tsiseb Conservancy, the second largest conservancy in the region after Nyae-Nyae, has successfully been running its operations sustainably for the past two years without donor funding. (AllAfrica)
South Africa: Safaris OnlineRattray's redefines the traditional 'Out of Africa' safari camp, adding 21st-century satellite communications and convenience, according to Geoff Dalglish (AllAfrica)
Kenya [analysis]: Spare Some Thought for Eco-TourismWith the current focus on the sensational revelations surrounding the Anglo Leasing scandal and the breathless expectation that more heads will roll any day now, it is easy to forget that not all news out of Kenya is bad. (AllAfrica)
East Africa: Region for Single Entry Fee to National ParksPLANS to charge a single fee for tourists visiting sites in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are underway to boost the sector. (AllAfrica)
Rwanda [column]: Ecotourism Blueprints for Success in a Free Market (Part I)Ecotourism is a lofty concept-effective zoning and land use planning, (AllAfrica)
Kenya [opinion]: Spare Special Thought for Poor ElephantsFor some years now, I have been one of a small group of writers who argue regularly that the government's failure to re-introduce sports hunting in Kenya is the single biggest failure of its wildlife conservation policy: That the money that would roll in from the immense profits that sport hunting would bring to Kenya, is just what is needed to fund both wildlife and environmental conservation efforts. (AllAfrica)
Kenya: Hotel Scoops Prestigious Award On the EnvironmentA Mombasa hotel has been given an international recognition for its efforts in protecting the environment. (AllAfrica)
Kenya: Kenyan Parks Among World's Top 10Kenya's game parks are among the top 10 destinations in the world for 2006, according to a leading British travel firm. (AllAfrica)
Kenya: Tour Operators Want Govt to Adopt Draft Policy UrgentlyThe Kenya Tourism Federation, a private-sector tour operators lobby, wants the government to implement proposals made by a task force last year to streamline the industry. (AllAfrica)
Rwanda [analysis]: Ecotourism: Greedy Lover Or Savior?Part I (AllAfrica)
Ghana: Ecotourism: What is Our Competitiveness?Ecotourism is very lucrative, and serious business. It is worth about $2 trillion in annual revenues from Costa Rica to Indonesia. It does not just happened but consciously planned with creative designs blend with natural endowments. It is not just mere water falling from the top of a hill down, or an old cave for slaves or bats. It is not just a mere sacred forest or shrine, which barely can attract a tourist from London, Washington, Tokyo or Dubai to Ghana. There are other ingredients that can make it happen. I will not go for the book definition of ecotourism, neither do I want to dwell on semantics, let me go for the basics. (AllAfrica)
Uganda: Chimp Sanctuary Opens to the PublicTHE PUBLIC CAN NOW VIEW THE chimpanzees of Ngamba Island up close in a natural setting. (AllAfrica)
Rwanda: ORTPN Now Self SufficientThe Rwanda Office of Tourism and National Parks is now one of the few public institutions that no longer depend on government funding, its Director General Rosette Rugamba has revealed. (AllAfrica)
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