This webportal is a collective effort to pool critical resources on Kerala Tourism and its social, political, cultural, environmental and human rights impacts
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Kerala Tourism Watch is an informal coalition of civil society activists and local communities to respond to the threats and challenges posed by exploitative and undemocratic tourism practices in Kerala that upset people's livelihood and cause cultural, environmental, economic and social maladies that the Government is unable to control. |
Kerala action: NO to golf courses - YES to biodiversity park
Letter to Tourism Authorities in India/Kerala from International Organizations supporting the demand for the Closure of Trivandrum Golf Club
From Tourism investigation & monitoring team (tim-team), On behalf of the Global Anti-Golf Course Movement's (GAG'M).
Coordinating groups: Third World Network (TWN); Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), Malaysia; Friends of the Earth (FoE), Malaysia; Tourism Investigation & Monitoring Team (tim-team) Thailand; Global Network for Anti-Golf Course Action (GNAGA), Japan; Helping Our Peninsula's Environment (HOPE), USA; GAG'M liaison initiative UK (Desmond Fernandes)
Additional signatories: Forest Peoples Programme (FPP), United Kingdom; Tourism Action Group, Philippines
Kerala Declaration on Irresponsible Tourism
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WE the representatives of peoples movements of Fisher folk, of Tribals, of Dalit communities and of Civil Society Organizations, as deliberated in the Convention against Irresponsible Tourism at Ernakulam, Kerala, India, on March 22nd 2008, declare our strong opposition to the intentions of the Kerala Tourism Department and tourism industrial lobbies to project Kerala as a global destination of Responsible Tourism while repeatedly failing to address and resolve the enormous problems caused by indiscriminate tourism development in the state. |
Media release on 'Irresponsible Tourism Convention' Kerala
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Kochi: 22/03/2008: Civil society organizations and representatives of people's movements from various parts of Kerala, India organized a protest march against Kerala's irresponsible tourism practices and held a parallel people's Convention at Achuthamenon Hall, Eranakulam on "Irresponsible Tourism" under the banner of Kerala Tourism Watch. This convention was a response to the International Conference on Responsible Tourism held on 21st- 24th at Le Meridien in Kochi organized by Kerala Tourism and International Centre for Responsible Tourism- India. |
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Protest at tourism meet venue
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 10:16
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Staff Reporter, The Hindu,
KOCHI: Several activists on Saturday held a protest in front of the venue of the conference on responsible tourism organised by the Tourism Department terming it as an event supporting "irresponsible tourism". The police blocked the activists from entering Hotel Le Meridien, the venue of the programme. Later, they held a convention attended by members of various social and environmental groups in the State. |
