Various neighborhood and environmental associations came together on a platform to oppose mass tourism. They argue that this harms the archipelago’s quality of life and puts pressure on the property market.
I’m tired of the excesses of tourism and with the slogan ‘The Canary Islands have a border’In the Canary archipelago, 10,000 people (about 30,000 according to organizers) took to the streets to protest the islands’ overcrowding.
There is no doubt that you are one of them Spain’s biggest tourist attractions. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics, the Canary Islands are the second most visited Autonomous Community in the country. Only received it in the first five months of the year 6.5 million tourists and this has consequences.
Although tourism the main economic engine of the islandsNeighbors came together this Sunday through different associations and social groups to put an end to this situation. an exploit. In recent years, this sector has not stopped growing in the Autonomous Community. The accommodation sector alone increased by 5% last year.
It provides employment, yes, but it also impairs quality of lifeProtesters lament how the upward trend is straining the housing market, making the prices of renting or buying a property unaffordable for locals.
Affects biodiversity
The association is among the associations participating in the meeting. Ecologists at WorkIt regrets the deterioration that mass tourism may cause to the sensitive biodiversity of the Canary Islands, which have protected areas, endemic species and unique ecosystems resulting from volcanic formation.
The marches took place in the main cities of the different islands. This isn’t the first time this has happened. Last April 20 Another march took place with the same demands Local authorities do not listen to this situation for now.
One of the biggest demonstrations took place maspalomas (Gran Canary Islands). The spokesperson of the platform organizing the mobilization also agreed with this, Eugenio ReyesIn his statements to the press, he stated that he was sorry that “everything remained the same”. government inaction.
Reyes”deplorable“Although six months have passed since the previous demonstration, “no official contact has been established, nor has an observatory or space been created where civil society can listen to citizens with concrete proposals.”
There is also Great walks along the Puerto del Carmen promenade (Lanzarote), in Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma), in Corralejo (Fuerteventura) and in front of El Hierro City Hall.
