Over the past three years, the Mexican government and private sector have been supporting and funding both commercial and academic projects aiming at finding innovative solutions to mitigate the sargassum problem in Quintana Roo. This November, BBVA’s National Sustainability Challenge, in collaboration with the Riviera Maya Hotel Association (AHRM), will recognize three standout projects that …
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Consumers around the world are well accustomed to easily buying products from Amazon. As the world’s largest retailer, they seem to carry everything under sun available for a tap or a click. Well, almost everything under the sun. Soon they can add seaweed to their product lineup as the company recently announced it is opening …
Category 5 Hurricane Milton left a trail of destruction as it swept through Quinta Roo, including the island of Cozumel. Torrential rains, powerful winds reaching up to 196 mph, and high waves caused beach erosion and damaged infrastructure along the coastline. In response, a robust government-led cleanup campaign quickly tacked the removal of sargassum, debris …
As sargassum seaweed becomes a bigger issue around the globe due to the warming seas and more active ocean currents, tourist destinations around the world are facing the challenges of what to do with all of it that washes up on local beaches. Muluk Spa at Hotel Xcaret Arte in Cancún is one of tourism …
The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, a division of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recently announced the results of a new survey of the impacts of sargassum on tourism and the tourist experience. According to information released about the report, the center decided to conduct the survey in direct response …
For months, tourists save up for their dream beach vacation. Every paycheck, they put aside some money with the vision of lounging in the sun, sand and surf of a tropical destination with their feet in the sand and a drink in their hand. Finally, the big day has arrived and it’s time to hit …
Powered by the Visa Foundation, the NGO Mayma Mexico developed the project “Regenerating Blue Communities: Promoting Business Solutions Beyond Sustainability in the Coastal Socio-ecosystem of Quintana Roo” to identify business opportunities arising from sargassum use. Between Nov. 2023 and Jun. 2024, the organization found 85 projects working on initiatives to capitalize on the seaweed washing …
Beryl made landfall as a category-two hurricane on Friday in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula after passing through some Caribbean countries, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Although the hurricane brought heavy rains and strong winds to Cancun and Tulum, no important damages were reported. Only fallen palm trees and a flood in the hotel zone. …
Despite significant sargassum landfalls observed over the last few weeks, the Mexican Caribbean will be algae-free in a couple of weeks, say authorities. As of today, concentrations of macroalgae on beaches are very low and no more are coming, according to experts. The remaining algae will finish arriving during the first week of July. Satellite …