“Sustainable Tourism through Ecotourism in Guinea-Bissau” by Rui Duarte Barros

Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (icd)
Sustainable Tourism through Ecotourism in Guinea-Bissau
Berlin Economic Forum. 9-12 March 2017
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By, Rui Duarte Barros

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Introdcution
Conclusion
Berlin Economic Forum. 9-12 March 2017
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Introduction
Guinea-Bissau is neighbor with Senegal and
Guinea and is a tropical country on West
Africa’s Atlantic coast that’s known for national
parks and wildlife which is a protected
Biosphere reserve. Its main island,
Bubaque is a habitat for saltwater hippos.
forms part of the Orango Islands National
Park, a habit for saltwater The country
is a low-lying coastal region of swamps,
rain forests, and mangrove-covered
wetlands, with about 88 islands off
the coast.
Guinea-Bissau has multiple potential for
Tourism and Ecotourism.
Libya
Madagascar
Cote
D’Ivoire
Algeria
Bots
wana
Keny
a
Sierra Leone-
Mali
Democratic
Republic
of the Congo
Somali
a
Guinea-Bissau-
Ghana
Uganda
Mozambique
Mauritan
ia
Angola
Niger
Zambia
Ethiopia
Wes
tern
Sah
ara
Chad
Guin
ea
Nigeria
Tunisia
Namibia
South
Africa
Egypt
Tanzani
a
Equatorial Guinea
-Lesotho
-Burundi
Djibouti
Rep. of the Congo-
Rwanda-
Senegal
Togo
Gabon
-Malawi
Morocco
Liberia
Central
African
Republic
Zimbabwe
Benin
Eritr
ea
-Swaziland
The Gambia-
Cape
Verde
Comoros
Mauritiu
Sao Tome
& Principe
Seychelles
Burki
na
Faso
South
Sudan
Sudan

Introduction
• Sustainability signifies meets the need of the present without
compromising the future generations to meet their own needs,
• It seeks to preserve resources which attract tourist and the wellbeing
of local communities and the conservation of the environment,
• The access to the areas protected are under environmental
protector at national level, community level, private level,
• There is a guidelines to learn about places and peoples visited in
order to minimize their negative impacts while visiting sensitive
environments,
• For Government the Ecotourism is viewed as a tool for rural
development.

Province North
• Largest surface area of mangrove,
• Beautiful beaches such as Calequisse, Djeta, Varela, ..
• Huge potential in terms of Culture, Tourism, Scientific and Ornithological apart.
Port of Cacheu used for the exportation of African Slaves by Europeans to the
western hemisphere

Province North (cont)
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Province North
Natural Park of Mangrove of Cacheu river
• Considered the 5th largest Park with the
stain continuing to the ecosystem of the
mangal in Africa,
• The estuary of the Cacheu river
represents a stain with the largest
continuous block of Mangrove from
across West Africa,
• Houses in terms of mammals and
reptiles around 44 species identified
and in terms of birds, over 250 species
of birds, both native and migratory;
• Emblematic species manatees and
hippos.

Province South
• The region of Quinara/Tombali and Bolama Bijagós has Natural Parks
(Lagoas de Cufada, Cantanhez) and National Park (João Vieira, Poilão
and Orango Islands),
• The large extension of white sand on the beaches with large
extension of white sands,
• Eco-Tourism, Tourism, Scientific Tourism and Birdwatching,
• The region of Bolama Bijagos, is unquestionably one of the most
beautiful Archipelagos in the World, comprising more than 88
islands and islets, classified by UNESCO in 1996 as world reserve of
the biosphere.

Province South
Natural Park of Lagoas de Cufada
• Home to approximately more than 2%
of the world population of Pelican
white,
• Diverse wildlife with more than 315
species of birds, rich in mammals and
reptiles,
• Largest lake of fresh water of Guinea-
Bissau and one of the largest of the sub-
region,
• Source of supply of groundwater of the
south zone and nutrients to the
biological diversity.

Province South
Natural Park of Cantanhez
• The zone with dense forests sub-humid
areas in West Africa,
• Was classified in 2001 by BirdLife
International as an important Bird Area
(IBA),
• Of the 184 species of mammals present
in Guinea Bissau, approximately 84 can
be found on this Park,
• Approximately 194 species of birds.

Province South
Marine Natural Park of João Vieira
• Global sanctuary of the nesting of the
turtles green sea (Chelonia mydas) ,
• The most important area of spawning of
green turtles in the whole Africa,
• 3rd place most important of the
Atlantic, after Costa Rica and Ascension
Island,
• 30 thousand nests per year are put on
by green sea turtles,
• The green turtle is the 2nd largest
species, after the leatherback turtle.

Province South
National Park of Orango
• Sizeable population of Hippos (Pis Car:
Hippopotamus amphibious),
• Regarded as important area of
reproduction of some species of fish of
great commercial value,
• mammals and reptiles such as dolphin-
humpback (Sousa teuzsii), The manatee
(“Pis bus”: Trichechus senegalensis)
crocodile of the nile, sea Turtles (5
plants).

Province East
• The region of Bafata and Gabú, with the
heritage architectural monuments of great
historical value, among which is the house
where was born the Amilcar Cabral (Father
of Independence of Guinea-Bissau),
• Beautiful rivers, coves in the sector of Boé,
• Protected area and of Dulombi, highlights
Tourism Cultural, Historical,Ecological,
Scientific, Exploratory, and Hunting and Fishing.
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Conclusion
• Tourism in the world need to move towards sustainability,
• Tourism is a foreign exchange generator par excellence,
• In Guinea-Bissau Tourism has been inadequately resourced and
funded with lack of infrastructure with poor services and plays a
small role in the economy,
• Ecotourism represent a significant opportunity for Guinea-Bissau
and can provide immediate employment and bring development to
rural areas,
• Guinea-Bissau through its different sites can be a leader in
Ecotourism in the world,
• The potential for Guinea-Bissau to grow its Tourism industry to
contribute to national income is very real,

Three loves each other and they stand to protect each other in the forrest

Thank you
Any Questions? Comments?
References:
UICN, AD – Ação para o Desenvolvimento
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