Thousands have moved to Lanzarote and Tenerife’s streets to protest against the Canary Islands’ “unsustainable” tourism model this weekend. Locals want the tourism industry to be shaken up and changed amid an unaffordable life for many residents.
The protests – which will take place under the banner “Canarias tiene un límite” (The Canaries have a limit) – are being backed by environmental groups. These include the likes of Greenpeace, WWF, Ecologists in Action, Friends of the Earth and SEO/Birdlife.
“We’ve reached the point where the balance between the use of resources and the welfare of the population here has broken down – especially over the past year,” said Víctor Martín, a spokesperson for the Canarias se Agota, translated as The Canaries Have Had Enough).
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“Demand [for water] is rising in urban areas where there are more tourists,” he said. “We’ve had a very dry…