The Tanzanian
government is willing to construct a road through the middle of the Serengeti
national park. This road would provide better transportation and link remote
communities to improve economic development, but ultimately creates immediate
effects on the ecosystem within the national park. Building a road would then
bring more than just tourists into the national park, and diminish the
boundaries set between the public and the wildlife. While tourism does slightly
contribute to changing the natural environment in the Serengeti ecosystem,
tourism also protects to keep the Serengeti as a national park. However, alternatives have been
proposed for the road that might be built through the center of the Serengeti
that may actually have more economic benefits compared to the first road
planned.
The national
parks in Africa are some of the scarcest places on the globe that are
unaffected by the advancements in technology. Therefore, the tourism industry will continue to grow as the
world becomes more and more advanced. However, preserving areas such as the
Serengeti will become of more importance to the global community as other areas
may disappear. Therefore, tourism will also be an outlet for more awareness and
the importance of preservation.
