Good on em, tourism can destroy a place if done incorrectly
True and on top of that the Canary Islands have a severe problem with lack of natural sweet water supply, which is significantly intensified by mass tourism.
These kinds of small islands with exotic climate and difficulty to access infraestructure are under extra risk of gentrification. There's a recurring joke in Spain that Germans have conquered Majorca without shooting a single bullet - meanwhile locals born on the island have to emigrate.
Yeah any desirable habitat for humans will continue to be gentrified and destroyed.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Protestors are calling for a freeze on tourists, arguing that the current model has made life unaffordable and environmentally unsustainable for residents.
Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals.
Holding placards reading "People live here" and "We don't want to see our island die", they're urging for a stem to short-term holiday rentals and hotel construction which are driving up housing costs for locals.
Eleven individuals from Canarias se Agota have been fasting for a week in objection to the erection of two expansive luxury projects in southern Tenerife, which they deem unlawful and entirely superfluous.
However, locals argue that the industry is depleting natural resources and driving up rental prices, making them increasingly unaffordable.
Data from Spain’s National Statistics Institute reveal that 33.8 per cent of individuals in the Canaries face poverty or social exclusion, marking the highest proportion compared to any region except Andalucía.
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