X'Cacel: proposal for the establishment and management of a protected area

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X´cacel is located 112 km south of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico and has an total area of 311 hectares; of which 156 hectares is terrestrialenvironment and 155 hectares of aquatic environment. This area includes, X´cacel beach, one of most important nesting beaches for loggerhead, Caretta caretta , and green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, in Mexico. This studies' purpose was to support and realize the proposal made by the Grupo Ecologista del Mayab (GEMA) in 1994 to declare X´cacel a protected natural area and establish the management strategy most appropriate for the site. In 1995 maps were used to determine the different types of vegetation and a detailed list of species most representative of the fauna and flora was created, using bibliographic review, direct observation and interview. We analyzed the impact of tourism on the area and evaluated an alternative, the increase of financial resources with tourism further controlled, the benefits of which would be the maintenance of the area, support of protection, research, conservation and environmental education activities. We propose that the area be considered a Managed Natural Reserve, according to the Union International for the Conservation of Nature (UICN), and protected area for wild fauna and flora with respect to Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SINAP). spa

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