Quintana Roo Accelerates Sargassum Management With Federal Biorefinery Shift
SEMAR collects 16,797 tons of sargassum in Quintana Roo as Secihti pilots its first industrial biorefinery to transform waste into biogas and bioplastics.

SEMAR collects 16,797 tons of sargassum in Quintana Roo as Secihti pilots its first industrial biorefinery to transform waste into biogas and bioplastics.


Despite federal closures, illegal clearing by the military over the Sac Actún cenote system for the Tulum Bypass threatens the region's primary water source and ancient archaeological heritage.

The SélvameMX collective has released a new video documenting ongoing illegal construction of a bypass over the Sac Actun system in Tulum, despite federal closure orders from PROFEPA.

Environmental experts redefine sargassum management in the Mexican Caribbean by shifting focus from beach cleanup to offshore monitoring and international scientific collaboration.

Authorities in Tulum detained a 35-year-old man caught transporting three wild toucans, a protected species whose capture violates federal environmental laws.

New reports of sinking in the Tren Maya Section 5 elevated viaduct highlight the structural risks posed by the fragile karst landscape and limestone dissolution in the Riviera Maya

Quintana Roo’s tourism industry has launched a large-scale coastal operation using barriers, AI collection boats, and real-time monitoring as Tulum and nearby destinations prepare for an unusually heavy sargassum season.







Tulum has already collected more than 185 tons of sargassum after an unusually early arrival, prompting authorities to deploy containers and warn that 2026 could resemble last year’s heavy season.





