Centro Ecologico: Akumal, Mexico, Ocean Research, Environmental Education, Sea Turtle Protection, Marine Research

Environmental Tips

Helpful hints that save you money and help the environment.
What can you do at home and at the store?

Be a wastewater crusader!
Keep wastewater from reaching the ocean.

Be an Eco-friendly tourist!
Check out our EcoDirectory to learn more.

Be careful where you drop anchor.
Anchors can cause a lot of damage and kill coral.

Become a member of your local aquarium or zoo.
What can I do locally to help save the coral reefs?

Chemically enhanced Pesticides and Fertilizers.
Why is it important not to use chemically enhanced pesticides and fertilizers?

Fish Species
What is depleted and what is abundant

Glass Recycling
What glass products are recyclable and how should they be disposed of?

Help preserve our coral reefs
Ways you can help preserve our coral reefs.

Hire local guides when visiting coral reef ecosystems.
How can this help more than the environment?

Home Composting
Here are some guidelines and a simple recipe for creating your own compost.

How can you help protect coral reefs?
Reef Information 2005

How can you help protect sea turtles?
2005 Turtle Season Notice

If you dive, avoid touching the coral!
How can divers help preserve the reef?

Keep it clean.
Pitch in where ever you can

Learn more about coral reefs.
Why is learning more important?

Live-rock aquarium.
Do live-rock aquariums harm the reef?

Metal Recycling
What metal products are recyclable and how should they be disposed of?

Paper Recycling
What paper products are recyclable and how should they be disposed of?

Plastics Recycling
What plastic can be recycled?

Recycling in Akumal
How to Recycle while on vacation in Akumal.

Reef-friendly Businesses
Should we support reef-friendly businesses?

Report dumping or other illegal activities.
It's important to inform the authorities.

Six-pack rings and plastic straws
Are they dangerous to marine life and what you can do?

Speak Out
Encourage businesses and government officials to do the right things to save the environment.

Spread the word.
How can I help spread the word?

Support marine parks and reserves
Marine parks and reserves help with conservation.

Turtle Nesting Season Precautions
During turtle nesting season be sure to follow these rules.

Turtle Protection Tips
What do I do if I see a turtle?

Turtle Tips
Here are some suggestions on how you can help turtles in your own neighborhood and around the world:

Volunteer for a reef cleanup.
What if I don't live near a reef?

Volunteer
How can I help?

Water Conservation.
Is it important to conserve water?

What is a mangrove?
Mangroves and their importance

What is REEF?
and how does it work? What happens to the data?

You Can Make a Difference

There are many ways in which you can help. We hope that you will follow the environmental tips on our site and we sincerely hope you will consider making a donation, becoming a CEA Member or renewing your current membership. Special thanks to all our CEA Friends. Please take a moment and make sure we have you listed.

Thank you for your continued support of CEA and remember our online store is now open so you can charge your membership or make a contribution to the program of your choice.

Getting Involved

CEA depends on its Members and Supporters to get involved. Wondering how you can help? Get more involved by stopping by the CEA Center the next time you are in Akumal and meet some of the staff. If there is a program or project that you feel strongly about, please make a donation.

You can also make donations online using your credit card. If you are a Frequent Flier and you have extra miles, donate them to CEA. But, most importantly, tell a friend about the organization. Most CEA Members join because of word of mouth from other members. If you have questions about how you can become more involved, please contact us.