Environmental Concerns in Cozumel

Many people don’t know that Cozumel is facing big environmental issues. Extracting sand from the North side of the island according to the environmental protection agencies this issue could cause several damages to the marine life and the damages o the underwater ecosystem of Cozumel. A big battle is going on between local authorities and environmentalist that are waling to give their lives to protect the sand bank on the north side of Cozumel. Environmentalist groups of Mexico and Cozumel have been appealing to the rule of the courts to extract sand from Cozumel to give it to Cancun and Playa del Carmen for the rehabilitation of their beaches. Is a big controversial issue at first local and federal authorities where concern now they have change their argumentative views. According with environmentalist groups like the CITIMAR in Cozumel the local authorities change their view and no longer wailing to fight to protect the sand bank. The people of Cozumel are very upset and they urge the rest of the community to response to the effect that the local authorities no longer want to cooperate and help to protect the sand banks of the north side of Cozumel.



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