{"id":57663,"date":"2025-10-03T12:08:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elaw.org\/?p=57663"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:21:50","slug":"victory-for-cozumel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elaw.org\/es\/victory-for-cozumel","title":{"rendered":"Victoria para Cozumel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-f12d8fb\" data-block-id=\"f12d8fb\"><style>.stk-f12d8fb .stk-img-figcaption{text-align:right !important;font-size:14px !important;font-style:italic !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-f12d8fb .stk-img-figcaption{font-size:14px !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-57664\" src=\"https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cozumel-Cruist-Ship_PHOTO_CEMDA.jpeg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"721\" alt=\"Cruise ship near Cozumel. PHOTO: CEMDA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cozumel-Cruist-Ship_PHOTO_CEMDA.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cozumel-Cruist-Ship_PHOTO_CEMDA-336x151.jpeg 336w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cozumel-Cruist-Ship_PHOTO_CEMDA-771x347.jpeg 771w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cozumel-Cruist-Ship_PHOTO_CEMDA-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cozumel-Cruist-Ship_PHOTO_CEMDA-1536x692.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cozumel-Cruist-Ship_PHOTO_CEMDA-18x8.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"stk-img-figcaption\">Crucero cerca de Cozumel. FOTO: CEMDA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>La isla de Cozumel, frente a la pen\u00ednsula de Yucat\u00e1n, en M\u00e9xico, est\u00e1 rodeada de arrecifes de coral que albergan m\u00e1s de 1,000 especies marinas. El tr\u00e1fico de cruceros que entran y salen de tres puertos concurridos en Cozumel ya amenaza las zonas marinas. Mientras tanto, una empresa privada ha propuesto una...&nbsp;<em>cuatro<\/em>&nbsp;puerto de cruceros que destruir\u00eda el arrecife de Villa Blanca, parte del Arrecife Mesoamericano, y cerrar\u00eda la \u00fanica playa p\u00fablica que queda en Cozumel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a1Estamos encantados de informar que los planes para el cuarto puerto de cruceros se han archivado!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEn 2021, cuando las comunidades se enteraron de que nuestro Ministerio de Medio Ambiente aprob\u00f3 los planes para construir el nuevo puerto, salieron a las calles a protestar\u201d, afirma Aar\u00f3n Siller, becario de ELAW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aar\u00f3n lleg\u00f3 a Eugene la semana pasada para una beca de 11 semanas. Se desempe\u00f1a como director de la Oficina Sureste del Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cemda.org.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CEMDA<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La oficina de Aar\u00f3n trabaj\u00f3 durante a\u00f1os con la comunidad de Cozumel y organizaciones locales para proteger Cozumel y el arrecife de Villa Blanca de los planes miopes de construir un cuarto puerto de cruceros. Juntos, dise\u00f1aron e implementaron una estrategia integral de defensa que exigi\u00f3 un proceso de consulta p\u00fablica, promovi\u00f3 la participaci\u00f3n ciudadana e incluy\u00f3 la interposici\u00f3n de acciones legales y administrativas por incumplimiento de la ley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tras a\u00f1os de litigio y oposici\u00f3n de la comunidad, la Secretar\u00eda de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) revoc\u00f3 la aprobaci\u00f3n de la evaluaci\u00f3n de impacto ambiental del proyecto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El proyecto portuario amenaz\u00f3 directamente el arrecife de Villa Blanca, h\u00e1bitat de numerosas especies protegidas por la legislaci\u00f3n nacional e internacional. Aar\u00f3n a\u00f1ade: \u00abEn una isla cada vez m\u00e1s marcada por la privatizaci\u00f3n costera y el acceso restringido debido al desarrollo tur\u00edstico, la playa p\u00fablica representa un espacio comunitario de gran importancia social, cultural y recreativa\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Con el paso de los a\u00f1os, el caso se volvi\u00f3 emblem\u00e1tico. Cientos de personas se movilizaron en m\u00faltiples ocasiones, organizando marchas, flotillas acu\u00e1ticas, festivales, conferencias y otros eventos, obteniendo una importante cobertura medi\u00e1tica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLa victoria en Cozumel es un claro ejemplo de c\u00f3mo la organizaci\u00f3n social, el litigio estrat\u00e9gico y la defensa de los derechos humanos pueden frenar megaproyectos que atentan contra la naturaleza y el bienestar colectivo\u201d, afirma Aar\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-aa1fc7a stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"aa1fc7a\"><style>.stk-aa1fc7a {background-color:#82c2f1 !important;}.stk-aa1fc7a:before{background-color:#82c2f1 !important;}.stk-aa1fc7a-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-aa1fc7a-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4582497\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4582497\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-4582497 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4582497-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4582497-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Aar\u00f3n Siller, becario de ELAW, estar\u00e1 en Eugene durante 11 semanas. Trabajar\u00e1 con el equipo de ELAW para fortalecer la capacidad de la Oficina Sureste de CEMDA para proteger a las comunidades y el medio ambiente de la Pen\u00ednsula de Yucat\u00e1n. Tambi\u00e9n participa en un programa de ingl\u00e9s como segundo idioma en Lane Community College. ELAW ha colaborado con CEMDA durante d\u00e9cadas y se inspira en su compromiso con un futuro verde y sostenible para M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-847a5d4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"847a5d4\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-847a5d4 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-847a5d4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-847a5d4-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-0b0e301\" data-block-id=\"0b0e301\"><style>.stk-0b0e301 .stk-img-wrapper{width:69% !important;height:189px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-57665\" src=\"https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aaron_siller_928x928.jpg\" width=\"928\" height=\"928\" alt=\"Aaron Siller, of CEMDA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aaron_siller_928x928.jpg 928w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aaron_siller_928x928-336x336.jpg 336w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aaron_siller_928x928-771x771.jpg 771w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aaron_siller_928x928-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aaron_siller_928x928-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aaron_siller_928x928-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-a644be6 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"a644be6\"><style>.stk-a644be6 .stk-button-group{flex-direction:row !important;align-items:center !important;}.stk-a644be6 .stk-block{flex-basis:0 !important;}.stk-a644be6 {background-color:#1b401a !important;border-top-left-radius:22px !important;border-top-right-radius:22px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:22px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:22px !important;overflow:hidden !important;}.stk-a644be6:before{background-color:#1b401a !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-cacb9dc\" data-block-id=\"cacb9dc\"><style>.stk-cacb9dc .stk-button{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/elaw.org\/es\/fellows\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\"><strong>Informaci\u00f3n del programa de becarios<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-left stk-block stk-6c8fa20\" data-block-id=\"6c8fa20\"><style>.stk-6c8fa20 .stk-img-wrapper{width:195px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-49987\" src=\"https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/signature_maggie_195x152.jpg\" width=\"195\" height=\"152\" alt=\"Maggie Signature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/signature_maggie_195x152.jpg 195w, https:\/\/elaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/signature_maggie_195x152-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"emailto:maggie@elaw.org\">Maggie Keenan<br><\/a>Director de Asociaciones y Comunicaciones<br>Alianza Mundial de Derecho Ambiental<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encuentre m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre el proyecto portuario aqu\u00ed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uppadecab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001Tlmxo_GmE0Wis0ozZIy0lYYbDpuii4kVejDP6lZAClrnrxvnaqbukFgNdcGlEWBGglD6HFN2jNAJjqRlrJjxw5oGPKdoIz-MUS8TGGiwz8e6SUG0wPg9CI2iVeSRnj-pMkgWqFLcP92cbJ-HVr7bsjiuTUfqv7L1TFu2gJuilmpn1WR2GZDUe_tNYdc7MbSuIxjQylcpGwnjxrkOsPVJzuI9szOwzhYgWPL6YVKiFGGNpkzv048_FogRYC8iZ6768pFrtCTs0FrKl_CDpOtTlfFyrt3rO80S2P2-ngA-2kJdcxQnRFPXut05VTFe4nTN&amp;c=RoK-hJcULgZpEkcvtF5Ll0U0Vi3RIpE5vduQIBWgGDnIVyCCCfcRMw==&amp;ch=arjSOESHi9sJ-TeTAstQqWnixFH5oMJUJQaK0PDvfyxClqTRbhzv_A==\">CEMDA celebra decisi\u00f3n de SEMARNAT de revocar autorizaci\u00f3n al proyecto Cuarto Muelle de Cozumel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruise ship near Cozumel. PHOTO: CEMDA The island of Cozumel off Mexico\u2019s Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula is surrounded by coral reefs that are home to more than 1,000 marine species. Cruise ship traffic in and out of three busy ports in Cozumel already threatens marine areas. 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