The 2024-2025 cold front season begins in October, with at least two expected to influence the Yucatán Peninsula in the first month. Climatologically, the 2024-2025 winter season starts in September and ends in May of the following year. During this period, the State Coordination of Civil Protection (Procivy) predicts the influence and effects of at […]
At the end of the administration of Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal, the Administration of the National Port System (Asipona) of the Port of Progreso legally granted a sea surface to the State government for the construction of a 40-hectare land platform in the Deepwater Port. Vila Dosal reported today on this agreement between his administration […]
Mangroves from Dzilam de Bravo to Santa Clara have been filled in by the real estate mafia, which intends to construct buildings. Without fear of environmental authorities, heavy machinery began filling in the mangroves from Dzilam de Bravo to Santa Clara, causing unprecedented ecological devastation to transform this protected area into another zone of the […]
They are well cared for, healthy, and free from bleaching, highlights Semarnat The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), María Luisa Albores González, announced on Tuesday night that next September, an extensive area of 4 million hectares of coral reefs, mostly located along the Campeche coast, will be declared a Protected Natural Area (ANP). […]
The newspaper also reported that Luis Felipe Saidén Ojeda submitted his irrevocable resignation as head of the Directorate of Public Security, Traffic, and Firefighters of Cancún, Quintana Roo, and accused Juan Ignacio García Zalvidea of corruption. García Zalvidea would return on August 26, 2024, to his duties as mayor at the Municipal Palace, as ordered […]
Out of a total of 59,573 domestic workers in Yucatán, only 1,389 are registered with IMSS due to lack of affiliation. As of July, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) reported that only 1,389 out of 59,573 paid domestic workers were affiliated. In December 2018, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the exclusion of domestic workers […]
The Greenpeace organization has joined forces with civic groups to defend Yucatán’s water resources against industrial threats. The environmental group highlights the need to protect biodiversity and cultural heritage in the region to address the climate crisis and accelerated loss of biodiversity. Greenpeace emphasizes that predatory tourism, pig farms, industrial agriculture, renewable energy megaprojects, infrastructure […]
According to a report from the State’s Civil Protection Department (Procivy), tropical waves 17 and 18 are expected to pass over the Yucatán Peninsula this week. The report states that two tropical waves will enter the peninsula between August 19 and August 25, bringing heavy rainfall to the state of Yucatán. The first wave, number […]
Glyphosate, an agrochemical used in agriculture, has been detected in the blood of five children from Dzonot Carretero and Cabichén in Tizimín, prompting further investigation into its presence in other communities. Gamaliel Canto Dzul, president of the Local Livestock Association Specialized in Apiculture and Meliponiculture of Tizimín (Agleam), announced that the scope of sampling will […]
A groundbreaking development has been observed in the world of wildlife conservation, with Yucatán recording an increase in jaguar sightings. This uptick is a direct result of concerted efforts by the state government to safeguard and preserve its fauna, as documented through recent sightings in the Dzilam de Bravo Ecological Reserve. According to officials from […]
