Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

THE INDIAN CASE FOR ECOTOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRANTS

Ridhima Sharma and Sunil Kumar

Abstract

Regardless of the reality the ecotourism has a substantial influence, particularly in developing nations like India, the actual circumstances of wildlife protection in India are exceedingly confusing. These conservation operations spread positive luck including adverse outcomes (for local tribal populations due to livelihood threats and displacement for conservation), making protected areas controversial despite their importance. Conservation refugees in India are people who have been compelled to leave their houses due to the development of designated areas; these people are the actual victims of environmental expropriation. The past history of conservation attempts excluding native populations in designated areas is one of the most significant barriers to conservation today. Tribal communities are paying a high price to expand safari, construct wildlife preserves, and attract visitors. Recent efforts in India to forcefully remove up to 9 million indigenous people with deep historical and spiritual ties to the land and environment have met with fierce opposition. Preserving biodiversity at the price of displacing local populations, on the other hand, could be counterproductive. The social and economic and political ramifications of India’s position as a developing country with a huge population hinder the country from embracing the concept of pure nature preservation schemes. Developing and sustaining successful multilayered rules for protected areas necessitates transparency regarding the expenses and advantages of these regulations, as well as an eagerness to communicate this knowledge with those who endure the consequences.