Estimating the economic losses to tourism in Africa from illegal killing of elephants
Recent published report that suggests that attempts to quantify economic damages to African economies from the elephant poaching crisis.
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Estimating the economic losses to tourism in Africa from illegal killing of elephants
Author(s):
Robin Naidoo,
Brendan Fisher,
Andrea Manica,
Andrew Balmford
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Recent published report that suggests that attempts to quantify economic damages to African economies from the elephant poaching crisis.
Key Points:
- Approximately USD $25 million annually has been lost to tourism sectors in African countries
- Lost benefits exceed the anti-poaching costs necessary to stop elephant declines across the continent's savannah areas, although not currently in the forests of central Africa
- Elephant conservation has a net positive economic return comparable to investments in sectors such as education and infrastructure
