case of homestays in coorg. property rights issues

8/20/2019 Case of Homestays in Coorg. Property rights issues

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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM(CASE STUDY OF HOMESTAYS IN

COORG)Environmental Manaement !ro"e#t

Gro$% & ' Se#tion C

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!G!*&+*&30Sri4ar S ! Picture courtesy : The Tamara, Coorg


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AGENDA

Aim

• Defnition and Signifcance :•

Eco-tourism and its sustainability• omestays

!hat

• Need "or Eco-tourism• Policies by the central and state go#ernment "or sustainable tourism• $ele#ance o" Go#ernment%s &ntroduction o" omestays

o'

• (iterature $e#ie':• Sustainable Eco-tourism Practices ) Case o" !aynad• &m*act and challenges o" omestays ) Case o" +alaysia

• ield isit ) Study o" Coorg

$esult

• &m*act o" homestays on all direct, indirect and induced sta.eholders• $ecommendations o" a better model/ &m*ro#ement o" current "rame'or.


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01EST&2NS

1sage o" $esources by locals #s3 Gro'th o" Tourism ) Can *ro*erty rights be success"ullyim*lemented4

!hat are the e5isting "ormal institutions 6i73*olicies8 go#erning tourism, *articularlyhomestays4!hat is the im*act o" decentrali7ation in

tourism sector, s*ecifcally 'ith res*ect tohomestays4

Can there be a better model to ensure tri*lebottom line in tourist areas4


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Sustainable Tourism Development meets the needs of present tourists, hostregions while protecting and enhancing opportunity for the future. It isenvisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way thateconomic, social and aesthetic needs can be fullled while maintainingcultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and lifesupport systems. Sustainable tourism products are products which are

operated in harmony with the local environment, community and culturesso that these become the beneciaries not the victims of tourism

Steady gro'tho" 939 a yearbet'een ;


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Economiciability

SocialEFuity

Em*loyment0uality

(ocalPros*erity

(ocalControl

isitorulfllment

Community

!ellbeing

Cultural$ichness

Physical&ntegrity

iologicalDi#ersity

En#ironmental Purity

+a.ing Tourism+ore Sustainable )

A Guide "or Policy+a.ersHPa*er by 1nitedNationsEn#ironmentProgram 61NEP8

and 1nitedNations !orld

Tourismorgani7ation61N!T28

S1STA&NA(E T21$&S+


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Sustainable Tourism in &ndia

Sustainable

Tourism

Go#ernment o" &ndia

guidelines

Carryingca*acity

(ocalcommunity*artici*atio

n

Anthro*ogenic

character!ater

har#esting

nationalIinternationa

l tourism*ractices

&nstitutionalcertifcation


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STAJE2(DE$ +AP


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9at are te

#$rrent %oli#ie2aimin at

2$2taina:le to$ri2m;


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•

Policies and strategies "or &ndia%s tourism at national,state and district le#el3

• National tourism as a tool "or *o#erty reduction

- Positioning and maintaining tourism de#elo*ment asa national *riority acti#ity

- Enhancing and maintaining the com*etiti#eness o"&ndia as a tourism destination

- &m*ro#ing &ndiaKs e5isting tourism *roducts ande5*anding these to meet ne' mar.et reFuirements

- Creation o" 'orld class in"rastructure- De#elo*ing sustained and eLecti#e mar.eting *lansand *rogrammes3

P2(&C I &NST&T1T&2NS


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• +oE and Go& did set u* Protected Areas 6PAs8 in the"orm o": – National *ar.s, 'ildli"e sanctuaries

– Community reser#es and conser#ation reser#es

• &neLecti#e: – (arge *o*ulations o" indigenous *eo*le and "orest d'elling

communities 'ere dis*laced

– Traditional li"estyles and access to "orest based resources lost

– Protected areas 'ere later o*ened u* "or tourismacti#ities

&$2N&C P2(&C &NTE$ENT&2NS


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• De#elo*ment o" ecotourism based on *ublic*ri#ate *artnershi*s 6PPP8

- Mainly by the private sector and government asfacilitator

- ormation of land ban!s, Special Tourism "reas#ST"$,

formation of Development "uthorities #D"$, andstreamlining

procedures for ma%imum e%pansion• &elevant clause for homestays

- To increase accommodation capacity for touristin heritage places

- Minimally regulated non-commercial activity

JA$NATAJA T21$&S+ P2(&C 6;


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Ho< e=e#tive arete2e %oli#ie2;

(&TE$AT1$E $E&E! CASE ST1D 2


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E#onomi# a2%e#t2 o> to$ri2m in4$2trie2 at a lan#e o$r

ma"or 2e#tor2? A##or4in to 2$rve/ #on4$#te4 on 9a/ana4 to$ri2m in ,1&&

Economic beneft sectors to the *oor

3 Economic beneft sectors

•

6+@ o> te re2%on4ent2:elieve4 to$ri2m a2:ro$t an im%rovement onte in>ra2tr$#t$re an4#onne#tivit/

• &6@ o> te total in#ome inte to$ri2m 2e#tor en42 $%

4ire#tl/ te total in#ome in

2o%%in 2e#tor

• 06@ o> te total in#ome intran2%ort 2e#tor

• 8+@ o> te total in#ome in

re#reation 2e#tor• 3?,@ o> te total in#ome in

a##ommo4ation 2e#tor

(&TE$AT1$E $E&E!: CASE ST1D 2!ANAD



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•

$ise in *rices "or land, "ood and bottled 'aterdue high economic im*act

• De"orestation due to building o" resorts – M@< current homestays and many more unregistered

establishments come u* e#ery other month3

• (oss o" land "or cro*s and li#estoc. "rom theestablishment

• !aste dum*ing has caused natural resourcesto become *olluted and 'ild animals to die

• Timber has been ta.en "rom the "orests to besold

• Non-"unctional and ineLecti#e EDCs center

(&TE$AT1$E $E&E!: CASE ST1D 2!ANAD


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• Ethnic ood Corners- $T cell started t'o "ood corners

near Eda..al ca#es and Poo.ot la.e o*erated by tribalcommunity

• Destination $esource Directory- *re*ared by $T cellco#ered details li.e natural, cultural, historical,geogra*hical, community etc

• esti#al Calendar- $T cell *re*ared a detailed "esti#alcalendar o" maor *ilgrim centers in !ayanad andin"ormation such as history, "esti#als, customs andrituals, tem*le arts etc

•Sou#enir De#elo*ment- $T cell has de#elo*ed threety*es o" sou#enirs li.e s*ice .its, etching o" Eda..alCa#es and CoLee stum* *roducts

• isitor +anagement Plan "or Eda..al Ca#es in order tomanage the tourist ino' at Eda..al

• Plastic *ollution control *rogram in Soochi*ara

$ESP2NS&(E T21$&S+ &N&T&AT&E AT !AANAD


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1nion

budget;@a**ro#edMMincrease

in "unds"ortourism

&ntroducti

on o"schemesli.eomestays, oA,

etc3

2+ESTAS

G2E$N+ENT &NTE$ENT&2N

The conce*t o"

omestay is'hereby a tourist

stays together 'iththe host "amily andinteracts 'ith the

local community "ora reasonable

charge3


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I2 im%lementin a

Home2ta/ a 2moot2ail;



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Desa +urniSanggang

Desa +urniSonsang

Desa +urni

Jerdau

Desa +urni

Jetam

Desa +urniPeranga*

Traditional elements,Cultural as*ects

Need to im*ro#eeconomic

sustainability o" rural*o*ulation

De#elo* and mar.ethomestays/'ampong

s

(&TE$AT1$E $E&E!: CASE ST1D 2+A(AS&A

(&TE$AT1$E $E&E!: CASE ST1D 2


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&m*act

Chea*Accommodatio

n to tourists

Sho' o" richculturalheritage

Community&n#ol#ement

enchmar. "or

other countriesto *romoterural tourism

etter&n"rastructure

in tourist areas

Challenges

+isconce*tiono" omestay*rogramme

+ethod o"Payment

1nbalancedDemogra*hy

Passi#eCommunity

(eadershi*Problems,&n"ormal

2rgani7ationalStructure

&ntrageneration #s3

&nter

Generationalsustainability o"ecologicalim acts

C

o m m u n i t y b a s e d

T o u r i s m

Direct

Em*loymento**ortunities

S*illo#er eLectson businesses

&ncreases&ncome le#els

$educes thele#el o" Po#erty

&ncreasedecologicalsensiti#ity

Ty*ology o"Partici*ation

GenuinePartici*ation

Em*o'erment

SymbolicPartici*ation

Partnershi*

&nteraction

Consultation

Non*artici*atio

n

&n"orming

+ani*ulatio

n

(&TE$AT1$E $E&E!: CASE ST1D 2+A(AS&A


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Atithi Programme ) TourismPolicy o" ;


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Can te2e mo4el2

:e a%%lie4 toCoor;

CASE 2 CE(AA$ $&E$ AND !ATE$A((S AT


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• eauti"ul 'ater"alls onthe rahmagiri "orestrange in 'estern ghats

• elongs to ira*et Talu.o" Coorg district

•

Presently statego#ernment o'ns the*ro*erty rights

• y rule, anything that hasroc. and 'ater in'ilderness belongs to

state go#ernment• $oad to access the same

is through *ri#ately heldcoLee estates

CASE 2 CE(AA$ $&E$ AND !ATE$A((S ATCEANDANE, C22$G

1NG(E+21NT ADENT1$ES JAJJAE ESTATES


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1NG(E+21NT ADENT1$ES, JAJJAE ESTATES,CEANDANE, C22$G

1NG(E+21NT ADENT1$ES JAJJAE ESTATES


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• +r3 Sagar Gana*athy o'ns unglemount

ad#entures, a homestay cum ad#entureresort• Among the ad#enture acti#ities are !ater"all

ra**elling, roc. climbing, $i#er crossing,Qi*lining on Chela#ara ri#er

• Permission "or acti#ities not nee4e43Pro*erty rights4

• !aste management *ractises: – Plastic bags and other *lastic 'aste burnt –

(iFuor bottles sent "or recycling – Negati#e e5ternalities o" burning *lastic4

No one accounts "or it• &s *art o" ira*et omestay o'ners

association, but due to local *olitics and lo'

social ca*ital, does not in#ol#e in the

1NG(E+21NT ADENT1$ES, JAJJAE ESTATES,CEANDANE, C22$G


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C22$G S1++E$ PA(ACE 2+ESTA, CEANDANE, C22$G


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• Some *ractices: –

Dra'ing 'ater directly "rom Chela#ara ri#er to use "or estateand home stay

– CoLee nursery "or sale and *ersonal use

– $oc. Fuarry to e5*loit the a#ailable boulders

– 2#erly gro'n trees utili7ed as fre'ood

Possibility o" moneti7ation by local

go#ernments, i" *ro*erty rights areresent

C22$G S1++E$ PA(ACE 2+ESTA, CEANDANE, C22$G


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Procedure to start a omestay as mentioned by+ D Nannaiah:• Permission "rom res*ecti#e Grama Panchayat3

No *ayments to be made• No *ermission needed "rom State go#ernment• $egistration 'ith tourism and *olice

de*artment3 &nstallation o" CCT com*ulsory• No ta5 collected "rom re#enue contributed by

home stay• early *ayment o" $s3 ;


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The ram*ant and rec.less"elling o" trees since ;


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• uilding and "acilitating community basedinstitutions to assess tourism im*acts at localle#el 6to monitor, manage and regulate im*acts8

• Gram Sabhas to engage 'ith there*resentati#es and negotiate *o'er structures"or more e5ible tourism

• Eco De#elo*ment Committees 6EDCs8 and

#illage "orest council to *lay acti#e role inmanagement o" tourist destination in "orestareas

2! DECENT$A(&QAT&2N CAN &+P$2EEECT&ENESS4


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Ho< #an


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• Addressing the *ro*erty rights issue: – (icensing o" tourist s*ots on to *ri#ate *arties under PPP

models3

• Addressing e5ternalities through institutional "rame'or.: – &n#ol#e tribals "or ad#enture acti#ities

– Strict in#entorying o" *lastic items carried 'hile entering "orest

– ormali7ing associations o" homestay o'ners as dri#ers o"en#ironmentally res*onsible beha#iour

– Creation o" Eco De#elo*ment Committee as in !aynad%s case

– Creating certifcation system 6*re"erably national8 asrecommended by !orld Tourism 2rgani7ation ) en#ironmentalindicatorsto "orm .ey com*onent o" such certifcations

$EC2++ENDAT&2NS

$EE$ENCES


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• +a.ing Tourism +ore Sustainable ) A guide "or *olicy ma.ers6htt*://'''3une*3"r/shared/*ublications/*d"/DT&5=-;3

• !estern Ghats de#elo*ment *rogramme in

Jarnata.a6htt*://'atershed3.ar3nic3in/'esghatde#*rg3htm8• Da#idar, P3, Arunan, +3, +ammen, P3 C3, Garrigues, 3 P3, Puyra#aud, 3 P3, I $oessingh, J3

6;8, >@BM3

• $A+AJ$&SNA, D3 6;;83 Jarnata.a tourism *olicy ;@-;M9, December ;

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