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.
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‘Adopt a Tree’ program takes root in urban Mérida
The city’s “Adopt a Tree” program accounts for more than half the plantings completed under the municipal green infrastructure plan.
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Federal police trained to protect Yucatán’s natural wonders
Faced with the need to deal professionally with environmental crimes against the Yucatán Peninsula, the Federal Police have received training to safeguard protected areas.
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In a few years, solar panels rise quickly in popularity
Just three years ago it was fairly rare to find residential houses or businesses with solar panels, but today over 1,000 residences in Mérida have employed this rooftop technology.
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La Plancha group wants assurances on master plan
The Gran Parque la Plancha group fears the state has already sold off part of the 60-acre parcel that various groups and neighbors have envisioned as a new green space.
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Rare new species of parrot found in the Yucatán
About 30 species of vibrantly colored Amazon parrots soar through the skies of Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. A discovery on the Yucatán Peninsula may bring one more species to that count.
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Record-setting project probes the Gulf of Mexico’s deepest secrets
In the largest oceanographic research project in the history of the country, scientists from nine national institutions probed the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Scientists organize fight against groundwater pollution
The Center for Scientific Research of Yucatan (CICY) has created the Water Network for the Sustainability of the Peninsula, which will analyze measures to avoid contamination caused by livestock and the use of agrochemicals.
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After 300 days of shooting, BBC series celebrates ‘Wild Mexico’
From Mexico, television usually projects its gastronomy, its pre-Columbian glory and its colonial history. Less frequent are any mentions of Mexico’s natural settings. That changes with an upcoming BBC production.
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Sea turtles and their habitats are being monitored from space
Researchers from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) and the Advanced Research Center (Cinvestav) are gathering data to help preserve the tortugas.
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Oil exploration banned off Yucatán coast, Los Alacranes reef
President Enrique Peña Nieto has issued decrees prohibiting oil exploration less than 180 kilometers off the coast of Yucatán.
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60,000 trees planted in 14 months; new goal set at 20,000 more
For the 60,000th tree planted under the Municipal Green Infrastructure Plan, Mayor Mauricio Vila Dosal grabbed a shovel.
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Most Mérida trees suffer from bad planning, care
Of the city’s 2 million-plus trees, 63 percent of them are in poor condition.
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State to monitor greenhouse gases, help farmers stay organic
A state Carbon Management Plan to measure greenhouse gases emissions was announced for World Environment Day.
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Mayan milpa farming urged to combat climate change
The milpa — a farming system that has been used for more than 3,000 years — can be key to coping with climate change, says Dr. Eduardo Batllori Sampedro.
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‘Pleasantly surprised’ at Mérida’s laundry list of green goals
The Latin American director of Climate Reality Project said she was “pleasantly surprised” at the White City’s sustainability plan.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now