While They Cut Down Tajamar – by Fernando Córdova Tapia (Horizontal)

 ~ This essay was originally published by Horizontal on January 26, 2016 ~  In the case of the mangroves at Tajamar, the Environmental Ministry has taken on the strange role of defending environmental destruction Following hurricanes Gilbert (1988) and Wilma Continue reading

Mexico City with its Alameda and Cancún with its Mangrove Promenade – by Pedro Canché (CanchéyKanek)

~ This essay was originally published by CanchéyKanek on September 15, 2015 ~   These laws about mangroves are forcing us to build in the air. Your government goes to Europe and promotes investment, and when we get here and Continue reading

With the Permission of the National Tourism Fund, Local Police Destroy Mangroves in Cancún Before Sunrise – by SinEmbargo Staff

~ This article was originally published by SinEmbargo on January 16, 2016 ~ On Saturday morning before dawn, a convoy of workers, dump trucks, and backhoes entered the Tajamar breakwater area to destroy the mangrove forest there and prepare for Continue reading

The Destruction in Tajamar, Quintana Roo: “They Filled in the Mangrove Forest and Buried the Crocodiles Alive” – by Ivette Lira (SinEmbargo)

~ This article was originally published by SinEmbargo on January 18, 2016 ~ During the predawn hours of Saturday, a group of workers and heavy machinery, guarded by police, entered the Tajamar breakwater mangrove forest, destroying it in preparation for Continue reading