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LATEST PAPERS

AN ALL OUT WAR 
April 19, 2012

On March 2nd 2012, the Bangalore City Civil Court Complex saw a bout of unprecedented violence on the lawyers by the police and the media. PUCL and PDF came together to conduct a fact finding on the incidents that took place on that day. EQUATIONS was also a member on the fact finding team.

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Inhuman and Illegal Demolition and Eviction at Hampi Bazaar 
March 30, 2012

In July 2011, the district administration authorities of Hampi, one of the most important tourist destinations in India, demolished more than 200 shops located in the historic Hampi Bazaar, and justified the act by claiming the shops were illegal encroachments. Some of the shops had homes attached to them, and this inhuman demolition forced hundreds of people on to the streets, with no access to basic facilities such as housing, sanitation, medical facilities and clean water. EQUATIONS conducted a fact-finding on the demolition and subsequent eviction.

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People Vs Corporations 
March 02, 2012

The case study ‘ People versus Corporations’ by the organisations Him Niti Abhiyan, Jan Jagran Evam Vikas Samiti (JJVM) and EQUATIONS is on a peoples campaign against a tourism project. ABF International came to India in 2005 to invest $300 million in a Ski Village to be built in Himachal Pradesh. The proposed project would have granted irrevocable rights to use water, power and land by the company and had been approved without due public consultation. Several local NGOs along with EQUATIONS conducted a fact finding mission in 2008 which documented serious flaws and risks of the project. Due to this report that revealed the discontent of local communities towards the project and the lack of an environmental impact assessment the Government of Himachal Pradesh decided to cancel the project.

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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

National Consultation On Protection Of Children From Sexual Abuse 
April 27, 2012

Prof.Kiran Walia, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Women and Child Development, Govt of Delhi will inaugurate the Consultation. The consultation will be held at YMCA, New Delhi.

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Preoccupied Karnataka CM Leaves Tourism in The Lurch 
April 04, 2012

This senior government official’s chamber is tell-tale. The man is in his 40s and bored out of his wits. Yet, he perks up when asked about the state of tourism affairs in Karnataka. His spirits lift up because he gets a chance to step out of his ennui.

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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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LATEST GALLERY

Habitations close to sea, Mayabunder, Middle Andamans

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Andamans: Coastal Area Assessment

Total Pictures in gallery: 18