The tourism sector in Madagascar

Private Sector and Infrastructure 33171 250 May 2005 Findings reports on ongoing operational, economic, and sector work carried out by the World Bank and its member governments in the Africa Region. It is published periodically by the Knowledge and Learning Center on behalf of the Region. The views expressed in Findings are those of the author/s and should not be attributed to the World Bank Group. The Tourism Sector in Madagascar Iain Thornton Christie Madagascar has an impressive nizes the importance of tourism as array of biodiversity, natural a development tool and some gov- beauty and cultural resources to ernment policies have been de- support tourism. The world's fourth signed to address some of the seri- largest island, Madagascar is home ous constraints to its expansion. to many species found nowhere Most importantly, macro-economic else on the planet, among them 30 policies have helped to create sus- species of lemur