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Local Island NEWS in English - Updated Weekly |
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News for the Week of September 6, 2010
Beginning in December 2002, Cozumel Insider was proudly the first website to provide readers the Cozumel News in English.
Articles are slected from local newspapers which we feel will be of interest to our diverse audience. These articles are then translated into English. We cannot always investigate the veracity of a particular article, but offer these translations as a reflection of the Cozumel community news just as reporters write it for Por Esto, Diario de Quintana Roo, Novedades and El Seminario. We appreciate hearing from our readers and welcome your questions, suggestions and comments. Please send them to: questions@cozumelinsider.com
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| Magic Mexico |
| The lights of the theme park “Magic Mexico” were turned on and models were presented, including a replica of the temple of Kulkulkan (Castillo) at Chichen Itza, the Angel of Independence monument to the revolution and the Plaza Garibaldi among others in the park “Quintana Roo” for the official opening of the program of activities in Cozumel marking the bicentennial of Mexican Independence. The festivities will run the whole month of September and will feature Mexican music, championship boxing, and cultural and artistic events. |
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| New Threat Of Ecocide |
| Once again the conservation of natural resources and economic development of the island come into conflict. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa), which is charged with the enforcement of environmental laws, finally closed down a project under construction eight months after the project was denounced because it impacted the mangroves and wetlands in the heart of the Cozumel National Marine Park. At Punta Tormentos a road is being built to the new and controversial landing strip to connect it to the second phase of the project that includes a hotel, beach club, artificial lake, villas and golf course. The owners of the property do not bother to conduct an environmental impact study or get permits, but begin work, and when they are closed down, they pay the fine, and when the damage is irreversible, they organize the paperwork. |
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| New Strategy Against Lionfish |
Because of the rapid population growth of the lionfish, experts from various countries in the Caribbean, Mexico and the United States met in Cancun to develop a joint strategy to contain the threat of the invasive species. This is the first international workshop to address the problem of lionfish from a regional perspective in the Greater Caribbean. Individual resources and proposals only generate fruitless programs which further put main economic activities such as fishing and tourism at risk. The workshop involved 30 specialists from Belize, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Jamaica, Cuba, Netherlands Antilles, Martinique, Bonaire, Cayman, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Canada, Venezuela and Columbia.
Among the main goals is to compile existing information on lionfish, establishing he basis for generating information on the species, identifying local and national strategies to control and establish a coherent framework for bringing about changes in the propagation of the species in the area; develop effective communication and dissemination strategies aimed at the local community to promote response action in the areas of impact, and to establish common policies and activities to control the import, export and marketing of invasive alien species.
The lionfish is native to the Indo-Pacific region and is highly prized for its beauty among aquarists, but since its release into the Caribbean waters has impacted directly and indirectly the reef ecosystem. Invasive species alter the structure and composition of biological communities by competing with native species for food and space, displacing them from their natural habitats and finally extinguishing them, thus changing the biodiversity. |
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