Option E - Zimbabwe - Sustainable Tourism

Question 1

Where is Zimbabwe?

Answer 1

• south of Africa

- landlocked

Question 2

How has CAMPFIRE helped improve the nature in Zimbabwe?

Answer 2

• the scheme has re-opened old migratory routes previously closed by the game parks
• poaching has been greatly reduced as the local population sees its food supplies increased and takes responsibility for conserving the wildlife
• the scheme has been expanded and now includes “non-consumptive” tourists, which means tourists that want to photograph the animals - not shoot them
• through CAMPFIRE, foreign visitors buy licenses to hunt wildlife with certain quota

Question 3

How has CAMPFIRE helped improve the well-being of the local community in Zimbabwe?

Answer 3

• locals feel they are rediscovering some of their lost heritage as they are once again living from the wildlife resource

Question 4

How has CAMPFIRE helped improve the economy in Zimbabwe?

Answer 4

• food yields have increased as electric fences paid for by CAMPFIRE protect crops
• profits have been ploughed back into many worthwhile local projects such as schools and hospital
• profits have been used to repair a reservoir providing irrigation for crops, a better water supply and through restocking a valuable food supply - fish