Rajasenan, D; Varghese, Manaloor; Bijith, George Abraham(2012)
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The paper is an attempt to shed light on the socio-economic aspects of the local communities on the development of
ecotourism in Kerala. Most of the local communities in the ecotourism destinations are tribes who have been
excluded from the mainstream society and are not a part of Kerala’s overall development setting. The paper also tries
to situate the community perception on the sustainable livelihood of ecotourism sites of Kerala. Data for the study is
obtained from a primary survey by dividing the ecotourism destinations in Kerala into three zones, 230 from south
zone, 220 from central zone and 200 from north zone with a total sample size of 650 based on the notion of
community based ecotourism initiatives of the state. The result of the study confirms that ecotourism has helped to
enhance the livelihood of the marginalized community. With well-knit policies it is possible to tag ecotourism of
Kerala as an important tourism destination in the global tourism map
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Research on Humanities and Social Sciences,Vol 2, No.11, 2012
Liya, Jayalal; Ramachandran, A(Cochin University of Science and Technology, May , 2014)
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The Indian ornamental fish industry is divided into two-the domestic market and the export market. 90% of the freshwater ornamental fish exported from India are wild caught indigenous species. The study formed the criteria and indicators assessing the sustainability of wild caught ornamental fish exported from India. These indicators were then analyzed for their interactions, connections, linkages and relationships using cognitive mapping. The work is first of its kind in the ornamental fisheries