"Tourists go home", graffitis with these words were found in the walls of the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. But what some British media have called a "war against the Brits" is not a rejection to tourism but the defense of biodiversity and decent living conditions for locals. According to the Canarian government, in 2023, the islands received more than 14 million tourists, a huge amount, especially taking into account that the islands have a population of around 2 million people. The mass tourism model that was developed in the last years is putting the islands' biodiversity in danger and also means worse conditions for locals.
Several organizations from the islands have called for demonstrations to protest against this tourism model on the 20th of April. Under the slogan "Canarias tiene un limite" they will campaing for a change in the model. To tell us about this protest and their demands, we are joined by Ivan Cerdeño, a volunteer from the Asociación tinerfeña de amigos de la naturaleza.
