Volume : 2, Issue : 12, December - 2013

Plastic Littering and Ecotourism in Kerala: The Challenges and Remedies

Dr. Roy Scaria

Abstract :

The vast development potential of tourism is widely recognized the world over. India in general and Kerala state in Indian union in particular have got an enviable tourism potential. As a sustainable model of tourism ecotourism offers excellent growth prospects for a state like Kerala. In the above context, this paper looks into the challenges to ecotourism in Kerala with a focus on the menace of plastic littering and accordingly offers a few pragmatic suggestions for the sustained growth of ecotourism in the state.