Protect islands from the devastation of tourism

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   Wendy Boat-Cumming on September 10, 2024 at 8:07 pm

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   Idea: Protect islands from the devastation of tourism

   Link: https://nypost.com/2024/02/19/business/haw...

   Hawaii has introduced a climate tax on tourists that will be used to preserve the island.

   Hawaii poised to slap tourists with $25 climate tax: ‘Small price to pay to preserve paradise’

   Link: https://nypost.com/2024/02/19/bu

   The nation’s 50th state could follow in the footsteps of other tourist hot spots including Greece and Venice, Italy, which also charge visitors fees.

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   8-BIT BOBBY on September 10, 2024 at 7:49 pm

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   Idea: Protect islands from the devastation of tourism

   Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/the...

   Some islands are finding a balance by using income from tourism to rehabilitate the environment.

   These islands are using tourists to help offset the effects of tourism

   Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2

   The effects of over-tourism can be dramatic for many places around the world. To ensure the Faroe Islands stay unaffected by tourism, volunteers were invited to repair and future proof tourist spots.

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   Richard P on September 10, 2024 at 5:12 pm

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   Idea: Protect islands from the devastation of tourism

   Link: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/tra...

   Check out this story about locals in the Canary Islands who have been protesting against foreign tourism, claiming it is causing the island to collapse.

   Canary Islands warning of ‘crisis’ as protestors warn of ‘collapse’

   Link: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/wh

   Demonstrations are to take place on Lanzarote where ‘people are living in their cars and even in caves, and locals can’t eat, drink, or live well’

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   Seal Dwidakiss on September 10, 2024 at 3:55 pm

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   Idea: Protect islands from the devastation of tourism

   Link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg216...

   Overtourism in islands can also endanger exotic animals

   Endangered animals caught in the tourist trap

   Link: https://www.newscientist.com/art

   Wildlife tourism generates conservation cash that many at-risk species now rely on to a startling degree. Curb it at their peril, warns Ralf Buckley

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   sunnyjim on September 10, 2024 at 2:23 pm

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   Idea: Protect islands from the devastation of tourism

   Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/10/18/we-s...

   Overtourism has caused huge devastation to some of the most beautiful islands in the world.

   “We Still Haven’t Recovered”

   Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/

   The 21-page report, “‘We Still Haven’t Recovered’: Local Communities Harmed by Reclamation Projects in the Maldives,” documents how the Maldives government has failed to consult local communities ahead of development projects, heed environmental impact assessment (EIA) mitigation requireme... Read more

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