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Mid of February, the Forum Kerala, a collective of civil society movements, people's groups and individuals urged Kerala Government to withdraw its move to introduce Special Tourism Zones within the state. The group also asked Kerala Government to appoint a commission, where representatives of civil society organisations and people's groups should be part, to assess the environmental, social and economic damages caused by the tourism industry within the state before initiating new projects, plans and marketing srategies. The forum also demanded that the tourism industry should give compensation to the affected people in the tourist destinations for its damages. The statement issued by the forum also strongly criticised Kerala ourism's move to se "Responsible Tourism" for its marketing. ECOT is supporting this campaign in solidarity with the Peoples of Kerala. Focus of the upcoming March/April CONTOURS magazine, will be on STZ/SEZ development with India,and Peru as urging examples.