External Environment SWOT Analysis Opportunities Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
O1. POLITICAL
O2. O3. O4.
O5. ECONOMIC
O6. O7. O8.
High-level political support for Protected Areas Expansion and species protection International focus on fostering tourism for development Clear programme of action and commitments Increased accountability through cluster system
Potential new (local, domestic, and regional) travel and tourism markets Shared objectives with widening range of stakeholders Tourism entrepreneurship growing phenomenon Funding mechanisms for the biodiversity economy around protected areas increasingly accessible
O9. SOCIAL
Leadership role for ECPTA in respect of self-regulation of tourism products for safe travel O10. Meaningful participation of communities in conservation and tourism O11. Commercialisation opportunities for community benefit
TECHNOLOGICAL
O12. Digitalising business processes and remote work methodologies O13. Improved communication networks O14. Broad range of developments in digital technology to support conservation
ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGAL
O15. O16. O17. O18.
Significant increase in protected area estate Increased consciousness of need to “green” the economy Increased availability of green building technologies Availability of willing partners in efforts to adapt to climate change
O19. Sound environmental legislation O20. Policy enablers such as Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan O21. Changes in B-BBEE Act – sectoral transformation requirements
Figure 6: SWOT Analysis [Opportunities] as of January 2022
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