Scientists from around the world arrive for climate change workshop
The Gulf’s declining fish population will be studied by 400 scientists from 50 countries next week at a weeklong workshop.
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Police get 2 more agile, clean-energy patrol cars
Municipal police have been handed keys to two more electric patrols cars, built for economy, the ecology and agility.
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Stranded fishing boat damages coral reefs
A fishing boat has been stranded for nearly a week now, damaging coral reefs off the coast of Progreso, said federal officials.
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Victory at Arrecife Alacranes: Reef excluded from oil auction
Much to the relief of environmentalists and fishermen, a bid that had opened the possibility of oil exploration off Progreso has been modified to exclude the Yucatán Platform.
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UADY students to address damage at Los Alacranes
Rules protecting Scorpion Reef are going to be more stringent, said the director of the Arrecife Alacranes Protected Natural Area.
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18 wind farms planned for Yucatán by 2021
In the next four years, Yucatan will receive a US$2.8 billion investment to install and operate nine new wind farms in addition to the nine already in the works.
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First of many parts winds its way to wind farm site
Getting all the various parts and pieces of 28 giant wind turbines from China to tiny Dzilam de Bravo is an enormous task.
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Shipment brings wind farm closer to reality
The first ship packed with blades, turbines and steel poles arrives Friday, signaling the beginning of Yucatán’s first wind energy park.
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Endangered mangroves are nature’s shield from hurricanes
The destruction of coastal dune thickets and mangroves eases the way for hurricanes to penetrate coastal areas, an environmental researcher asserts.
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“¡Yo limpio Chelem!” cleanup planned
Promoting citizen participation and conservation activities in the community, “¡Yo limpio Chelem!” will be held Sunday. Sept. 17 in the ecological reserve.
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While sea turtles hatch, trucks on beach pose a threat
Citizens have banded together against cars and trucks that menace sea turtles on the beach.
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GMO crops across state lines bedevil Seduma official
Sandwiched between farms in Campeche and Quintana Roo that illegally grow transgenic soybeans, Yucatán state struggles to eradicate genetically manipulated seeds, complains a state official.
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Yucatán’s wild felines need protected habitats to survive
It is estimated that only one or two adult jaguars remain for every 3,000 hectares in the Yucatán.
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Eco-roundup: Vandalized trees replaced, mobile recycling units begin
The vandal who cut down a row of 16 trees in on Avenida Líbano is still at large, but new trees have replaced the ones he destroyed. Also, the city has launched five mobile recycling stations.
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Yucatán honey production decline linked to drought, climate change
Despite the fact that Yucatán continues to be the main honey producer in the country, its production has been decreasing year by year.
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Boat owner who possibly damaged reef faces 10m peso fine
A “zero tolerance” approach to protecting Scorpion Reef is reflected in a 10-million-peso fine levied against the owner of a boat that ran aground there last month.
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Bike rental station benefits La Plancha park efforts
A popup bike rental station started operating today at La Plancha, a project to benefit efforts to construct a park there.
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Fishermen unite to block oil exploration in their backyard
Fishermen have banded together, vowing to block the port if that’s what it takes to prevent oil drilling off Yucatán.
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PRD vows court fight to prevent Yucatán oil drilling
One of Mexico’s major political parties is fighting a move to auction off a piece of Yucatán’s Gulf for oil exploration.
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Reef damage suspected, boat owner in trouble with authorities
A pleasure boat that ran aground may have damaged the Scorpion Reef’s habitat, says the federal environmental agency.
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After tree massacre in north, possible suspect captured on camera
Police looking for whoever chopped down a row of freshly planted trees have taken an interest in surveillance photos of a man running down the street.
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Potential oil and gas deposits put Yucatán oil platform on auction block
One month after the president issued a decree that was supposed to protect Los Alacranes from oil exploration, the nearby Yucatán Platform is suddenly in play.
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Mennonite farmers face sanctions for clearing jungle
Members of Bacalar’s Mennonite community will face fines after illegally clearing 3,000 hectares of jungle, a federal attorney said.
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400,000 trees to be cut down, then replaced, under city program
Starting in the Centro Histórico, the city is preparing to cut down about 400,000 sick trees. That represents roughly 17 percent of the municipality’s 2.3 million trees.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now