Our Environment

The Dangers of Swimming with Whale Sharks…Wait, For Who?

The Dangers of Swimming with Whale Sharks…Wait, For Who?

Whale sharks are the largest fish in the ocean and a shark, not a whale. It is one of three…
Love the Coral Reefs? Protect the Mangroves Forests

Love the Coral Reefs? Protect the Mangroves Forests

Coastal ecosystems are highly intricate and connected with each individual ecosystem playing a critical role. Find out how mangroves and…
Where Science Meets the Community: Sayab Planetarium

Where Science Meets the Community: Sayab Planetarium

The Sayab Planetarium’s mission is to be a platform for science outreach, technology, and culture where critical thinking can be…
A Home for Birds Between Two Seas

A Home for Birds Between Two Seas

The Yucatan Peninsula is an important location for endemic, regional and migratory birds The longer I live here, the more…
Monitoring the Second Largest Reef in the World

Monitoring the Second Largest Reef in the World

Healthy Reefs Initiative (HRI) is an NGO that has been monitoring this system’s health for ten years and has also…
A Plastic Ocean?

A Plastic Ocean?

Our beautiful oceans and seas are being choked by our consumptions of plastics. It washes up on our shores and…
Morelet’s Crocodile

Morelet’s Crocodile

Instead of hunting it to extinction for its skins, the community of Uxuxubi is asking for assistance with preserving the…
Pronatura: Saving The Jaguar

Pronatura: Saving The Jaguar

The jaguar is the largest cat found in the Americas and one of the most emblematic among pre-Hispanic cultures. It…
Opposing Viewpoints: Dealing with Sargassum

Opposing Viewpoints: Dealing with Sargassum

Although the onslaught of the seaweed in 2014 and 2015 has subsided, business owners want to install a net system…
Cuba: A Local´s Perspective

Cuba: A Local´s Perspective

Barbie lived in Cuba for many years and can not wait for you to visit this beautiful and unique island…
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