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- 1. ISSUES AND OPPURTUNITIES IN SINO-AFRICA COOPERATION ON TOURISM AND WILDLIFE CONSERVTION 2016/11/10 By Thebolo Koosaletse, Lebogang Galegane and Nancy Kwelagobe Gaborone- On the 8 November 2016, we gave a presentation on the topic, Issues and opportunities Sino-Africa Cooperation on Tourism and Wildlife Conservation at the University of Botswana in Gaborone. The presentation was attended by the Senior Lecturer and Programme Coordinator of Chinese Studies Dr. Sara Zumbika-Van Hoeymissen and CHN 403 fourth year students. Miss Galegane started with the introduction where she mentioned that ;Africa is well-known for its diverse wildlife. With the creation of conservation tourism, people from all over are flocking to Africa to see the planet’s most stunning wildlife in its own natural habitat. As a result, Africa’s wildlife is driving business, safeguarding wildlife, and contributing to a brighter future for all of Africa. Illegal wildlife market is an industry making millions and which has left some African wildlife species on the verge of extinction. African countries, civil societies and global institutions need to work together to combat trafficking networks. China has had to come up with various ways to combat wildlife harmful practices such as poaching. Chinese embassies in different African countries also play an important role in the protection of African wildlife in countries they are situated in.Chinese nationals in Zimbabwe are helping protect the country’s wildlife with new equipment and technologies. Tourism trade between the Asian nation and Africa has been expanding over the years. The most popular destination in Africa for Chinese tourists is Sub-Saharan Africa. In southern Africa, South Africa is the most popular Chinese tourist destination. In our conclusion Mr
- 2. Koolatse noted even though there are negative issues, African countries have more to gain from Sino-Africa cooperation. Through their continued cooperation, wildlife conservation can continue to see positive results in the protection and conservation of endangered African wild life. The improvement and continued hospitality and acceptance of Chinese tourist, will help African countries to gain more in the tourism industry. We ended our presentation by posing the question to the audience ,what do you think African countries can improve on in order to attract more Chinese tourists and to conserve their own wildlife. COMMENTS Dr Sara Zumbika-Van Hoeymissen said we should have compared Chinese tourists in Africa with other countries to see the difference. She also said that we should have included poaching in Botswana, there is an issue of Chinese stealing rhino horns in Botswana and it goes without saying that they are hiring Batswana poachers to kill the rhinos and steal their horns. Mr Kobamo Seroba said that elephant trunk and rhino horns theft is a serious issue that need to paid serious attention to. Dr Zumbika said, there is need for the government to consider selling rhino horns as there is market for it especially at China. On answering our question, Miss Sthembile Mafika from the audience said more African countries can copy from South Africa and introduce Chinese language to tour guides . she also said its upon us as Chinese studies students to go out there and look for work at Tourist places like Safari lodges. Even though China is helping tackle the issue of poaching, as long as there are some Chinese locals who are involved in rhino horns then China is not doing enough to help fight poaching. There is need for Chinese embassies in Africa to teach Chinese locals and tourist the need to conserve African wildlife.