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Henequén, La Cuerda Que Cambió Un Continente

Antes de Los Plásticos, La Península de Yucatán Albergaba Fibras Naturales Exportadas a Nivel Mundial

Párate en el muelle del puerto histórico de Sisal

Rodeado por el gran azul del océano, y no habrá nada que le recuerde al visitante que pasa la vasta industria que gobernó lo que alguna vez fue un importante centro comercial. Hoy, Sisal es un pequeño pueblo adormecido que ha olvidado su propósito histórico, sus habitantes albergan un vago recuerdo de sus antepasados y la riqueza histórica del pueblo, hace más de un siglo.

Henequén, The Rope That Changed a Continent

Before Plastics, The Yucatan Peninsula Was Home To Globally Exported Natural Fibers

Stand on the pier in the historic port of Sisal. Surrounded by the impossible blue of the ocean. There is nothing to remind the passing visitor of the vast industry. That ruled what was once a major commercial hub.

Today, Sisal is a sleepy little town which has forgotten its historic purpose. Its citizens harboring a vague memory of their ancestors and the historic wealth of the town, in excess of a century ago.

A sleeping sea lion is put on a respirator while experts remove the fishing line from its neck.

Rescate de Lobos Marinos Saving and Studying the Sea Lions of The Gulf of California

Mexican NGO Now Part of Global BlueCommunities Program that Fosters Local, Values-based, Ocean Advocacy and Action As a Means to Inform and Inspire On a Global Scale

La Paz, Baja California Sur; a stunning coastal city sat in the lower Gulf Of California, also widely regarded as the NGO capital of Mexico.

An assumption which is no accident but rather a direct result of the amazing, unique landscape of this most remote, and least populated of Mexico’s states, a peninsula which points down like a finger between the Pacific Ocean and the uniquely biodiverse Sea of Cortez.

La Pequeña Tienda Zero Waste de la Esperanza

Tienda dirigida por mujeres que ofrece a su comunidad local accesibilidad a productos sostenibles

¿Cuánto tiempo llevas comprando la misma marca de desodorante de supermercado? ¿Champú? ¿Jabón para lavar platos o mantequilla de maní?

La compra de artículos fabricados industrialmente, casi siempre alojados en envases de plástico y siempre de un solo uso, se ha convertido en algo natural para casi todos en el siglo XXI. Sin embargo, cada vez más, las personas cuestionan sus opciones de consumo y buscan alternativas viables y libres de químicos en envases reutilizables, fabricados por personas reales en entornos comunitarios locales.

The Little Shop of Zero Waste Hope

Women-Run Store Providing Their Local Community Accessibility to Sustainable Products

How long have you been purchasing the same brand of supermarket deodorant? Shampoo? Dish soap or peanut butter?

Purchasing industrially manufactured items – almost always housed in plastic containers, and always single-use – has become second nature to almost everyone in the 21st century. Increasingly, however, people are questioning their consumer choices, and looking for viable, chemical-free alternatives in reusable packaging, made by real people in local community settings.

BlueCommunities suma tres socios en la Riviera Maya en México

Riviera Maya: la península de Yucatán suma tres socios a #BlueCommunities

En los esfuerzos ambientales progresivos se está reconociendo cada vez más que la autonomía y el compromiso locales son clave. En parte, esto se debe a que, claramente, nadie conoce su espacio inmediato mejor que quienes viven allí; y, en segundo lugar, porque la única forma en que cualquier proyecto logra el más elusivo de los atributos, el legado, es si personas reales en el terreno viven y respiran una acción y la llevan adelante.

BlueCommunities Adds Three Partners In Mexico’s Riviera Maya

The strengthening of us: BlueCommunities Continues Expansion on Yucatan Peninsula

It’s increasingly being realized in progressive environmental endeavors that local autonomy and engagement is key. In part this is because clearly nobody knows their immediate space better than those who live there; and secondly because the only way that any project achieves that most elusive of attributes – legacy – is if real people on the ground live and breathe an action and take it forward.

Los Cenotes De México Se Han Convertido En Un Vertedero

Más de 10,000 kg de basura eliminados de un sistema vasto e interconectado

Los cenotes de la península de Yucatán en México son formaciones naturales icónicas, pero como ocurre con demasiada frecuencia, incluso con nuestras maravillas naturales, no son inmunes al impacto humano.

The Cenotes of Mexico Have Become A Dumping Ground

Over 22,000 Pounds (10,000 kg) of Trash Removed from a Vast and Interconnected System

The cenotes of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula are iconic natural formations, but as is the case far too often, even with our natural wonders, they are not immune to human impact.

Weekly Green Market in Campeche

Come Shop The Green Way Every Sunday!

The Green Market is the union of local producers with socio-environmental values in the city of Campeche, Mexico. With support from Plastic Oceans International’s BlueCommunities program, it allows for the interaction of the community in a space where they work around issues such as recycling, reuse, sustainability, music and fair trade.
Products such as artisan blouses, organic soaps, artisan organic chocolate, natural cosmetics, therapeutic grade oils, artisanal salts, organic honey, urban garden, homemade bread, urban crafts, all committed to the environment and its conservation.

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