Environment and Sustainability Workshop: Managing the Watershed of the Riviera Maya

From a post on Marine Conservation in Mexico:

An interesting workshop was held yesterday at the Hotel Bahia Principe, about one hour north of Pez Maya, and 5 from Pta Gruesa.

The event, organized by CEA (Centro Ecologico Akumal) in colaboration with Eco-Bahia, Hotel Club Akumal Caribe, Gran Bahia Principe and Asociacion de Hoteles de la Riviera Maya was aimed at capacitating and motivating the public and hotel community into increasing their knowledge in good management and practices for the regional watershed.

This complex issue is of paramount importance here at the Yucatan peninsula, where all the water is stored underground, in large underground rivers and karstic soil. How this water is used, exploited and how waste water is disposed will have a great impact on the future of the region.

The workshop was introduced by renown Yucatan Underground Water expert, Dr Patricia Beddows, who explain the particular setting of this part of the World, but also drew parallel to other areas where similar conditions occur and the issues they've had to deal with.