Seagrass protection and restoration in Puerto Morelos, Mexico

Seagrass acts as one of the planet’s most efficient natural carbon sinks. These underwater meadows capture and store carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and trap carbon-rich particles in their sediment, locking away more carbon per hectare than tropical rainforests. Beyond carbon storage, seagrass ecosystems also help mitigate the effects of climate change by protecting coastlines from erosion, improving water quality, and supporting marine biodiversity that sustains fisheries and livelihoods. However, their rapid loss due to pollution, dredging, and coastal development threatens to release stored carbon back into the atmosphere, making their conservation and restoration critical for climate resilience. This project is developed in an area in the Mexican Caribbean that needs to be protected, studied, monitored, and restored. This project is only the first building block of a larger projected conservation zone which is under negotiation with local hotels, other landowners, and the local government. Terra Neutra is a Project Integrator with vast knowledge of the sustainability challenges and opportunities of the tourism sector along this coastline, and it also has local strategic alliances that can strengthen and expand the project, and ensure an adequate implementation.