{"id":51433,"date":"2016-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalresorts.com\/blog\/30-years-of-conservation-in-the-mexican-caribbean\/"},"modified":"2021-11-30T14:18:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:18:10","slug":"30-years-of-conservation-in-the-mexican-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/social-cause\/30-years-of-conservation-in-the-mexican-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"30 years of conservation in the Mexican Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Cancun-based NGO Amigos de Sian Ka\u2019an, A.C. celebrated its 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary earlier this year, three decades of tireless work and campaigning for the protection of the Mexican Caribbean\u2019s rich ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>Amigos de Sian Ka\u2019an was founded in 1986, six months after the creation of the Sian Ka\u2019an Biosphere Reserve, and is a conservation pioneer in Quintana Roo. From research and conservation projects in Sian Ka\u2019an when it first began, over 30 years its work has gone far beyond the borders of the reserve. It has planned and lobbied for the creation of several other reserves in the state, including Uaymil, Contoy, Arrecifes de Sian Ka\u2019an, Arrecifes de Xcalak, Chinchankanaab, Balan Ka\u2019ax and Cozumel, among others. In fact, as a result of the direct actions of Amigos de Sian Ka\u2019an, 1.1 million hectares of land has been protected to date and there are more areas proposed for future reserve status.<\/p>\n<p>Amigos de Sian Ka\u2019an projects also include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mapping the area\u2019s cenotes and underground rivers, working on a water management plan for the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula\u2019s hydrological resources<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring the health of coral reefs<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring crocodile and bird populations and other endangered species<\/li>\n<li>Coastal management plans<\/li>\n<li>Scientific research<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable development in Mayan communities<\/li>\n<li>Maya K\u2019ab community fair trade network<\/li>\n<li>Maya Ka\u2019an community tourism network to bring travelers to rural villages in Sian Ka\u2019an and the Zona Maya<\/li>\n<li>MARTI Mesoamerican Reef Tourism Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Environmental services payments to landowners to keep jungle and water sources intact to protect them for posterity, conserve wildlife and offset climate change<\/li>\n<li>Working with area biologists, landowners and government agencies to create wildlife corridors linking reserves to protect endangered species such as the jaguar and puma<\/li>\n<li>Environmental education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Amigos conservation team comprises biologists, development workers and volunteers and its projects range from wildlife research and an environmental services payment program for protecting the jungle to water studies and sustainable development. Whether it\u2019s monitoring the health of the Mesoamerican Reef and marine life to safeguarding the jungle and the creatures that dwell in it, mapping the network of underground river systems in the Riviera Maya and community products and tourism in Mayan villages, Amigos de Sian Ka\u2019an is involved in protecting the unique, fragile and incredibly rich mosaic of ecosystems with which the state of Quintana Roo is blessed.<\/p>\n<p>A longtime supporter of Amigos de Sian Ka\u2019an, the Royal Resorts Foundation has partnered with it to protect areas of tropical forest in areas of northern Quintana Roo under threat from development. By saving the forest, wildlife and the aquifers that supply water to Cancun, Isla Mujeres and the Riviera Maya are also protected. The goal is to expand the amount of jungle protected under this program and work towards the creation of a biological corridor linking El Eden Reserve and Yum Balam Reserve in the north of Quintana Roo with Sian Ka\u2019an that will provide a refuge for endangered species such as the jaguar, puma and ocelot and protect the underground rivers of the Riviera Maya.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-social-cause"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>30 years of conservation in the Mexican Caribbean - 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