1. “ Assets to Action: Unmasking Africa's Diverse Resources in a Challenging Era” Besa Vormatu-Dzelumadzekpo Graduate Fellow, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), New York. “ Tourism in Africa: A Viable Revenue Source” Developing Africa’s Tourism Resources For Poverty Alleviation - A Strategic View

2. “ Knowledge Is Like A Baobab Tree, The Arms Cannot Encircle It Completely” – An African Adage

4. Overview Of Global Tourism

5. Tourism Statistics by Region *Provisional estimates ** Projection Source: http://www.unwto.org/pdf/highlights_e.pdf Source: http://www.unwto.org/facts/eng/pdf/barometer/UNWTO_Barom09_1_en_excerpt.pdf Source: http://www.unwto.org/facts/eng/vision.htm Region Share % (2008) International Arrivals (2008)* Receipts (billions) 2007 International Arrivals (2020)** Europe 52.9 488.5 million 433.4 45.9% Americas 16.0 147.6 million 171.1 18.1% Asia and the Pacific 20.4 188.3 million 188.9 26.6% Middle East 5.7 52.9 million 34.2 4.4% Africa 4.7 46.9 million 28.3 5.0 % World 100 924 million 856 1.2 billion

6. Creating A Sustainable Eco-Heritage Tourism Industry

9. Balancing The Act: The Strategic Partnership Nexus

14. Challenges to Eco-Heritage Tourism Development

16. Impact of Loss of Natural and Cultural Resources

18. Stop Eco-Terrorism* Unless We Protect the Structure, Functioning, and Diversity of the Natural And Cultural Resources on Which We All Depend, The Development We Seek Will Undermine Itself and Fail. * Any Activity That Leads to the Destruction of Ecosystems Without Regard for the Survival, Stability, Protection, Regeneration, Restoration, and Conservation of Genes, Species and Ecosystems.

19. Strategic View

21. Development-Based Model Of Tourism

22. Monitoring And Evaluation System: A Responsibility Of All Actors M&E System Visitors Species Habitat Product Community Economic Infrastructure Management

23. Conclusion

25. The Natural And Cultural Resources We Have Today Belong To A “Triple Heritage” – A Vast Family of Which Many Are Dead, Few Are Living Today And Countless Are Yet To Be Born Thank You

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