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LATEST PAPERS

Green India Mission: India’s REDD+ Action Plan to Disempower and Evict Forest Communities From Their Own Homelands 
December 23, 2011

Government of India announced it’s first ever National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in June 2008 to identify measures and steps to advance climate change-related actions in its domestic sphere. One of the eight missions is the Green India Mission (GIM), which was ‘launched to enhance eco-system services including carbon sinks to be called Green India.’ This paper highlights the international political agenda motivating the agenda of the Mission as well as how it impacts communities, forest governance and therefore access to forest rights.

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Mapping Issues and Challenges in Culture and Tourism 
December 23, 2011

This is a background note, which outlines the broad issues and challenges in the Culture and Tourism. The note also indicates at possible strategies to address these issues and challenges.

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Mapping Issues and Challenges of Ecotourism 
December 23, 2011

This is a background note, which outlines the broad issues and challenges in Ecotourism. The impacts of ecotourism on communities and conservation is hightlighted. The note also indicates at possible strategies to address these issues and challenges.

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Tracing The Maze 
August 23, 2011

This dossier, a collection of more recent academic and action research work with specific focus on the Indian reality, attempts to take stock of the shifts and progress in the last decade on the issue of women and tourism. It contains some articles and papers by EQUATIONS and select writings by other scholars and activists.

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Calling To Account-Image and Ethics in Corporate Accountability 
June 06, 2011

This Publication explores some of the realities, dilemmas and challenges in the understanding and implementation of ideas around corporate accountability and corporate social responsibility within the tourism sector in India. This is explored through a set of case studies of companies in the hospitality sector.

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Working Paper Series 2010-2011 
March 31, 2011

This publication called 'Working Paper Series 2010-11' is a compilation of our Papers and Campaigns of the year 2010-11

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LATEST NEWSLETTER

ANLetter Volume 7 Issue 1 
November 30, 2000

ANLetter is EQUATIONS’ newsletter, which was produced until the year 2000. The  central aim is to increase awareness on the impacts of tourism, especially on local communities at tourism destinations, and the necessity to make tourism development non-exploitative, equitable and sustainable. The articles , contributions both by EQUATIONS staff team as well as relevant articles commissioned or featured articles provide a basis for action and change at both policy and implementation stage.

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ANLetter Volume 6 Issue 2 
August 31, 1998

ANLetter is EQUATIONS’ newsletter, which was produced until the year 2000. The  central aim is to increase awareness on the impacts of tourism, especially on local communities at tourism destinations, and the necessity to make tourism development non-exploitative, equitable and sustainable. The articles , contributions both by EQUATIONS staff team as well as relevant articles commissioned or featured articles provide a basis for action and change at both policy and implementation stage.

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ANLetter Volume 5 Issue 3 
September 30, 1997

ANLetter is EQUATIONS’ newsletter, which was produced until the year 2000. The  central aim is to increase awareness on the impacts of tourism, especially on local communities at tourism destinations, and the necessity to make tourism development non-exploitative, equitable and sustainable. The articles , contributions both by EQUATIONS staff team as well as relevant articles commissioned or featured articles provide a basis for action and change at both policy and implementation stage.

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LATEST PRESENTATIONS

REDD Realities in India: Will the forests and forest people survive? 
November 25, 2010

EQUATIONS in partnership with Global Forest Coalition (GFC), with Mr.Souparna Lahiri, as Principal Researcher, in 2009-10 completed a brief study on the implications and impacts of strategies of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) on biodiversity and rights of forest communities in India.  REDD has raised deep concerns amongst the forest groups, movements and indigenous communities on the implications of REDD on the traditional rights of indigenous forest communities over land and resources, their culture, identity and livelihood. With Government of India pushing strongly for REDD in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), the concerns intensify. As an important step towards generating awareness, raising concerns and facilitating a discussion on the issue of REDD, we want to share the contours of the study with representatives of the forest movements and civil society with the specific objective of receiving responses to these issues. The major outcome expected from this discussion is to develop strategies to generate a campaign on the implications and impacts of REDD as a climate mitigation scheme on the forests and forest communities.

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An Overview on Tourism Trends and Policy Perspectives in North East India - Talk For Change for Making Tourism Sustainable, Equitable and Just 
August 27, 2010

In August 2010, Impulse, Shillong in collaboration with EQUATIONS, Bengaluru and Sikkim University, Gangtok organized a “Regional Consultation on Responsible Tourism in the North Eastern States of India”. This was aimed at initiating a process of dialogue and perspectives on Responsible Tourism for the North Eastern Region to influence tourism policy and practice in the region. This presentation explored the dimensions of sustainability and responsibility in tourism, understanding tourism within the context of Northeast region development, tourism trends in the Northeast region and a look at the Vision 2020 and State tourism policies.

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Canopy Tourism: Concept and Practices in the Indian Context 
October 30, 2009

This presentation was made at 5th International Canopy Conference (2009), 25-31 October 2009 Bangalore, organised by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment. EQUATIONS was one of the presenters at their Symposium on ‘Conservation, Community Development, Rainforest Experience: The Environmental, Social and Economic Values of Forest Canopy Based Ecotourism’ on 30 October 2009. The presentation shared information on canopy tourism initiatives in India. These tourism initiatives have been analysed from the perspective of people’s participation in decision making, project planning and implementation and their contribution to conservation. Case studies on the initiatives in Kerala, Elevated Walkways in Thenmala and Tree Houses in Waynad, provide an insight into this emerging form of tourism.

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LATEST EQUATIONS IN THE MEDIA

Probe Sought Into Eviction of Families in Hampi 
August 30, 2011

Condemning the State authorities for evicting more than 200 families living opposite the Virupakasha temple in Hampi on July 28, the Hampi Gram Panchayat and a group of NGOs have demanded that the Centre and the State constitute a commission to inquire into the demolition drive and take action against the officers for their ''abuse of power

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Press Release on 'Protecting Children in Tourism: Role of the Goa Children’s Act 2003' 
July 14, 2011

At the two-day consultation on Protecting Children in Tourism: Role of the Goa Children’s Act the inaugural address was delivered by His Excellency, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao. Rina Ray, Secretary, Department of Art, Culture, Tourism & Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi delivered the keynote address and Roma Singh, Regional Director, Ministry of Tourism spoke on a ‘Code of Conduct for Safe and Honourable Tourism’.

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'Need For Tough Laws On Child Sex Tourism' 
July 12, 2011

Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman has urged the government to enact legislation targeting the increasing sexual exploitation of children in the state.

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LATEST GALLERY

Habitations close to sea, Mayabunder, Middle Andamans

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Andamans: Coastal Area Assessment

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