Ecotourism is becoming more and more significant because it aids in environmental protection and maintaining the sustainable growth of a region. Mizoram is known for its potentially varied landscapes, which draw visitors from many nations and territories. The Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) approach was used in this study to evaluate land suitability for ecotourism initiatives in Mizoram spatially. The study also focused on role weighting (subjective, objective, and intergraded) on the decision-making process. In this regard, the weightage of twelve ecotourism influencing factors was determined to integrate with the TOPSIS model and the Geographical Information System (GIS) environment. As a result, five hierarchical ecotourism zones, including very high to very low, have been classified using Jenks’s natural breaking classification. The model’s accuracy based on the area under the curve (AUC) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve revealed that all models successfully predict potential ecotourism in the marginal hilly region. As a result, the intergrade weighting combined TOPSIS model showed that 25.18% of the study region has very highly suitable for ecotourism. The results of this study may be used as a foundation for assessing the feasibility of resources suitable for ecotourism development by government officials and planners.

Recently, one of the significant changes in the paradigm of ecology was the advancement of cross-disciplinary amalgamation among the branches of social and natural sciences. This study is a preliminary investigation of political ecology regarding a rare type of hereditary nurtured livelihood. For the consideration of the current research problem, three critical areas of inquest have been incorporated into a framework. These are the backgrounds of indigenous peoples and their livelihood; conflict over laws, legal rights and justice; and the political ramifications of environmental laws on snake charming and politics in the name of conservation and justice. Each of these inquisitions is dealt with a twofold strategy—the relevant literature is first reviewed and then central analytical issues are discussed after a rigorous ground survey. The article concludes with a short academic layout and policy inference of the political ecology of snake charming.