Harm Caused by Tourism in Africa

The tourism industry in Africa, how harmful it is. "We knew how to be kind, we forgot how to gently walk on the earth like other creatures" (Ward). This statement by Barbra Ward fully reflects the ignorance of the blatant environment of the public and is beginning to cause losses. We kill creatures without mercy and purpose, and we invade and destroy their house regardless of the outcome. The result has now become clearer and I experienced this directly last summer when I went to Africa.

Tourism is one of the largest African industries, accounting for about 3.3% of GDP in sub-Saharan Africa, and GDP contribution rate in the same region is forecast to increase by 5.2% from 2016 to 2016. Various stakeholders including non-governmental organizations have contributed to this growth. The following are the various major roles played by NGOs in tourism development in Africa. As tourists have grown and flooding continues on the African continent, the industry has been criticized somewhat for the negative impact on the environment. These include investors investing in increasing pressure on natural resources, expanding land development, sex tourism, illegal hunting and poaching. Some NGOs dispatched monitors and critics to save the situation, such as tourism policies of government and enterprises, and other harmful organizations to the environment.

Tourism, especially natural tourism, is closely related to the attractiveness created by biodiversity and rich and diverse environments. When land and resources become strained due to overuse, and when the impact on vegetation, wildlife, mountains, ocean, coastal environment, water resources exceeds their capacity, it also leads to loss of biodiversity . This loss of biodiversity actually means a loss of the possibility of sightseeing. Ozone depleting substances (ODS) such as CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) and halon help to destroy this layer. Tourism can become part of the problem, direct impact begins with the construction of new development and continues to function between daily management and operation. Among them, the aerosol spray can refrigerator, air conditioner, propellant contains ozone depleting substances and is widely used in hotels and sightseeing. Jet release is also an important source of ozone depleting substances