Los Manglares De Yucatan

It is a comprehensive initiative that brings together the public, private, and social sectors to promote long-term sustainable development and socio-environmental public policies through innovative actions and self-financing mechanisms through the protection, conservation, and restoration of mangroves in Yucatán.

Yucatan

The Yucatan Peninsula is a natural testimony to the oldest history of our planet. 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub meteorite impacted, changing the course of life. The resulting system of cenotes and underground rivers has given rise to a boom in nature and biodiversity.

Chaac is the Mayan god of water

The project is named after the need to restore water flows along the Yucatan coast to allow mangroves to flourish once again.

A project that protects life

8x

This project protects, conserves and restores the equivalent of 8 times the size of Manhattan Island (New York).

4th

Mexico is the 4th country with the most mangroves in the world (800,000 hectares)

50%

In 30 years, humanity has destroyed 1 million hectares of mangroves = 7 times the size of Mexico City.

8x

This project protects, conserves and restores the equivalent of 8 times the size of Manhattan Island (New York).

7x

In Yucatan there are 120,000 hectares of mangroves, of which almost half are degraded.

Urgent Climate Action Urgent Climate Action

The objective is the protection, conservation and restoration of 50,000 hectares of mangroves in Yucatan.

The project is named after the need to restore water flows along the Yucatan coast to allow mangroves to flourish once again.

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