Cancún Plans $600 Million Beach Restoration Project for 2027
Cancún's mayor told business leaders a 600 million peso beach restoration project could begin in 2027 once an expanded environmental…
Environment
Cancún’s Arboriza Program Reports 95% Tree Survival Rate
Cancún's Arboriza program has planted about 4,000 of a planned 11,000 trees, with a 95 percent survival rate, officials said.
PRI Quintana Roo Leader Seeks Permit to Legalize Unauthorized Bacalar Home
Cora Amalia Castilla wants Semarnat to regularize and finish a Bacalar vacation property that Profepa inspected in 2017 for unauthorized…
Cold Front No. 5 to Bring Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to Quintana Roo This Weekend
Cold front No. 5 will soak Quintana Roo with heavy rain, 50 km/h winds and rough seas Friday through Monday,…
Profepa Seizes More Than 7,000 Turtles, Tarantulas and Cacti in Three Months
Profepa carried out 17 seizures at ten international airports between August and November, confiscating more than 7,000 specimens and 145…
Mexico Can Identify Climate Risk Zones but Has No Plan to Relocate Residents
ADAPTA MX, Mexico's first national climate adaptation policy, can pinpoint at-risk communities, but officials have no relocation plan for the…
Cancún to Remove Nine Abandoned Boats From Nichupté Lagoon
A nautical association will remove nine abandoned and sunken boats from Cancún's Nichupté lagoon on Nov. 27-28, closing the Sigfrido…
Group Alleges Dolphin Semen Extraction at Cozumel’s Dolphinaris
Environmental group VEELEAF alleges a Dolphinaris Cozumel veterinarian manipulated a captive dolphin's genitals, possibly to extract semen, and urges Profepa…
Tulum Posts Quintana Roo’s Steepest Hotel Occupancy Drop, Down 9.1 Points in 2026
Tulum hotel occupancy fell 9.10 percentage points from January to August 2026, the sharpest decline among Quintana Roo destinations, official…
Mexican Navy Has Collected More Than 72,800 Tons of Sargassum in Quintana Roo This Year
Mexico's Navy has collected 72,815 tons of sargassum in Quintana Roo in 2026, clearing beaches in seven municipalities ahead of…