Sue Snyman

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Member Since
2011

Current Employer
Wilderness Safaris

Email
sues@wilderness.co.za

Website
www.wilderness.co.za

Phone
Not Shared

Address
Rivonia, South Africa

Regions of Expertise
Africa

Sue Snyman

Ms. Sue Snyman

Environmental Policy Research Unit | Wilderness Safaris

Areas of Expertise

Community Development, Natural Resource Management, Policy/Guidelines, Protected Area Management, Wildlife Conservation/Management

Looking For

Consulting Assignments, Speaking Engagements

Biography

Susan Snyman has a Master of Business Science (Economics) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and is currently working towards a PhD (Economics) at the same university. Having completed PhD coursework at the University of Goteborg in Sweden in 2008, the focus of her PhD research is on the socio-economic impact of high-end ecotourism in remote, rural communities adjacent to protected areas, based on over 1800 community surveys in six southern African countries. Sue has 14 years’ experience in the luxury ecotourism industry in southern Africa, including guiding, community development and liaison, camp management and environmental impact assessments as an independent consultant.

Educational Background

Completed a Master of Business Science (Economics) at the University of Cape Town. Thesis entitled: Social optimality in land use: A comparative analysis of conservation and agriculture in the Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Completed PhD coursework in Environmental Economics at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden in 2008:

The two courses were: Environmental Policy Instruments and Natural Resource Economics

PhD in Economics in progress at University of Cape Town. Thesis entitled: Economics of ecotourism: the socio-economic impact of ecotourism on rural communities in six southern African countries.