Recycling on the Riviera Maya: Sustainable Tourism, Part 5
What had been isolated fishing villages, sandy beaches and mangroves forty years ago has been forever transformed by the unimaginable growth of mass tourism along the Riviera Maya. Left in the dust of this uncontrolled growth is the infrastructure that should underpin...
Turtle Wars on the Riviera Maya; Sustainable Tourism, Part 4
Sea turtles have been coming to the beaches along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan for thousands of years. These soft sandy beaches are perfect for building turtle nests and sheltering hatchlings; and the beaches could not be more perfect than in Akumal Bay. So why...
Can Mass Tourism be Sustainable? Part 3, The Riviera Maya: Marine Protected Areas
What draws millions of international tourists to the Riviera Maya each year? The weather, the people, the food, yes to all of those, but it’s the beaches, the aquamarine water and the coral reefs that makes this spectacular natural attraction possible. The third...
Can Mass Tourism be Sustainable? Riviera Maya Part 1, Beginnings
“Sustainable Solutions to the Challenges Facing the Tourism Industry” is the theme of the 2nd Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit. Held in Cancun, Mexico on March 14, the three-day event was attended by global leaders and organizations. Located in one of the...
Plastic Pollution Poses Peril to Coral Reefs!
As part of our commemoration of 2018 as the International Year of the Reef we are devoting twelve posts, one a month, to explore the different threats to and solutions for saving our vital coral reef ecosystems. This month’s post Plastic Pollution Poses a Peril...
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