Cancún, Quintana Roo — Authorities, environmental groups and volunteers have begun planting 5,000 red mangrove seedlings across five hectares at Laguna Nichupté as part of Mexico’s 2026 National Reforestation Drive.
The restoration work is taking place in the Río Inglés section of the lagoon, where Cancún’s Ecology Department is collaborating with the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) on the effort.
Fernando Haro Salinas, the city’s director general of ecology, led the planting day, which drew municipal officials, civil associations, private companies and volunteers. The goal, he said, is to restore vegetation cover and improve environmental conditions in one of the municipality’s most important coastal ecosystems.
Mangroves capture and store carbon, help regulate water and shield coastlines from storms, while offering shelter, food and breeding areas for multiple species.
Laguna Nichupté contains one of Cancún’s most significant mangrove systems. The restoration effort is designed to support the recovery of the ecosystem and help sustain the environmental services it provides to the city and its biodiversity.
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