Ecología ... Investigación ... Educación
CEA's Mission is to monitor the impact of development in the regional ecosystems and culture; to report findings and their significance to the public through education; and, through education, to influence public policy.
|
|
CEA's Conservation Programs
Learn more in our Frequently Asked Questions section.
See what is happening on our Events Calendar.
|
|
As an environmental conservation organization, CEA has a wide range of programs aimed at studying and protecting the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System from the effects of unsustainable development. CEA's projects include: Water Quality Monitoring; Hydrological/Geological Studies, Advanced Waste Treatment Solutions; Coral Reef Research and Bay Monitoring; Recycling; Sea Turtle Monitoring; and much more. Click here to learn more.
|
|
Visitor Info
In addition to conservation programs, CEA offers programs for visitors and eco-tourists. To find out more, visit the Visitor and CEA Center Programs Section. First-time visitors to the area may want to start by checking out our Visitor Information Section. Please visit our site often to see what is new and In the News.
Coming to visit Akumal? In the meantime, please visit out CEA Links section. CEA Links is a great resource to find places to stay and eat in while at Akumal!
To review the proposed plan for Akumal please click here. This proposal is in Spanish and contains many maps. This is an abbreviated version.
|
Akumal—The Place of the Turtle in Maya—is home of Centro Ecológico Akumal (CEA). As a non-profit organization, working to protect the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, CEA facilitates academic research, environmental education, cultural exchange and policy influence.
For more information about CEA and all the various programs, please wander through our site. Please feel free to e-mail us for more information or to receive our electronic Newsletters. And, next time you are in Akumal, please drop by CEA´s Information Center, located in the heart of Akumal at the north end of Akumal Bay.
Turtle photo in header compliments of Gonzalo Arcila.
|
|
|
|
| International Beach Clean-Up |
For you, for me, for everyone ...
Saturday October 11, 2008
Centro Ecológico Akumal
at 8 AM
All the beaches in Akumal,
Yal Ku, Half Moon Bay, Akumal Bay, Turtle Beach and South Akumal |
|
Marathon Support for
CEA Weather Station!
|
October 12, 2008, Gerardo Dominguez, CEA Friend and Akumalian, originally from Argentina, will be running in the Buenos Aires Marathon, and generously has offered to use this event to fundraise for CEA. He proposes to help raise money to buy a weather station for our lab. Our goal is to raise $2,000 USD for the station equipment and computer.
Please help by donating in honor of Gerardo's run in the Marathon. Click here to make your donation online. Please help us reach our goal; we are currently at $985.00. Thank you to everyone who has helped.
Click here to read more about this effort; click here to read in Spanish. |
|
Green Homes &
Renewable Energy Workshop
|
This three-day workshop is planned for November 6–8, 2008 in Akumal, México.
Whether you want to "green" your home or business in the Riviera Maya or anyplace in the world, you'll gain invaluable insights from exceptional green building and renewable energy professionals.
This is another in a series of "green" workshops sponsored by CEA.
Click here to read more.
You can register online or by mail for all three days or for any combination of days. |
|
