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jobs are created for every 1 conservation hunter coming to Namibia. A much higher employment rate

than tourism.

Average spend per conservation hunter per day is N$ 10,000 (US$ 715) and equates to 0.24% of GDP in
the primary sector and accounts for 2.1% of all jobs

3 jobs are created for every 1 conservation hunter coming to Namibia

So, what does this mean when we compare the figures?

Tourism is obviously the winner by sheer volume, but what about revenue and ecological impact of
these numbers as well as employment?

In brief:
• It takes 5.4 tourists per day to

generate the same revenue as a
conservation hunter
• What is the ecological and carbon
footprint and tourism vs conservation
hunting?
o Camps and lodges need to be 5.4
times bigger to generate the
same revenue.

▪ The foot-print of these lodges
take away animal habitat
▪ Hunting camps are far
smaller, hosting far fewer
guests to generate the same
revenue.
▪ Habitat degradation - Roads

and foot paths take habitat
away from wildlife.
o Meat
▪ Conservation hunters
produce 294 kg (647 pounds)
of meat per hunter on
average per trip – a total of
1.47 million tons of meat

▪ To feed 1.5 million tourists, at
an average of 180 grams (6.5
ounces) of meat per day per
person one needs = 270 tons
(600,000 pounds) of meat per
day:
• For 9 days on average this is