Figure 6: SWOT Analysis [Opportunities] as of January 2022

External Environment SWOT Analysis Opportunities

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

POLITICAL

O1. High-level political support for Protected Areas Expansion and species protection O2. International focus on fostering tourism for development O3. Clear programme of action and commitments O4. Increased accountability through cluster system

ECONOMIC

O5. Potential new (local, domestic, and regional) travel and tourism markets O6. Shared objectives with widening range of stakeholders O7. Tourism entrepreneurship growing phenomenon O8. Funding mechanisms for the biodiversity economy around protected areas increasingly accessible

SOCIAL

O9. 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

O15. Significant increase in protected area estate O16. Increased consciousness of need to “green” the economy O17. Increased availability of green building technologies O18. Availability of willing partners in efforts to adapt to climate change

LEGAL

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