ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the purpose of special issue of the Journal of Ecotourism to report on how ecotourism is doing with achievement of its goals in sub-Saharan Africa. The articles that are contained in this special issue are all reflections of what ecotourism is or has accomplished in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa only, and then just a sample of the countries it comprises. The first articles are an assessment of the many stakeholders involved in ecotourism in Africa. In the second article Adiyia, Stoffelen, Jannes, Vanneste, and Ahebwa 'Analyzing governance in tourism values claims to reshape the tourist bubble in developing countries: The Case of Cultural Tourism in Uganda'. The third article focusing on governance and organisation is Pellis, Lamers, and Van Der Duim Conservation Tourism and Landscape Governance in Kenya: The interdependency of three conservation NGOs.
