Largescale development and concretisation has led to Goa being over-exploited and has left the low-lying coastal areas at significant risk due to climate change.
As more forests burn, as more glaciers melt, as more pollution damages the air, as more wildlife slips away, as the world heats up, we stand to lose many of the things that don't just make us want to travel, but simply the joys of being alive.
Locals and activists have been protesting against expansion of a highway, railway and power transmission network, saying they cut through ecologically sensitive areas.
