VIVEMAR is a non-governmental organization founded as a cooperative society by people from the community in 2011. Located in Bajos de Chila, San Pedro Mixtepec, Juquila, Oaxaca, Mexico (15 min from Puerto Escondido). VIVE MAR means life in the SEAS, Mangroves, Birds and Reptiles.
VIVEMAR belongs to the Network of Wetlands of the Coast of Oaxaca which, as its name indicates, is a Network of community cooperatives which is made up of people from the community from Huatulco to Chacahua lagoons.
VIVEMAR does not belong to any government or private institution, currently all the resources we require to keep this project running comes from the support of tourists in observing the release of turtles and from the people who decide to join this great work through volunteering.
Our organization is in charge of the conservation and protection of flora and fauna along 27 km of coastline, ranging from Manzanillo beach, Puerto Angelito, Carrizalillo, Coral, Bacocho and all of Palmarito beach.
THE PROJECTS DEVELOPED BY VIVEMAR ARE:
-Conservation and protection of 4 species of sea turtles out of 7 that exist in the world.
-Scientific banding in bitrd, Oaxaca is the most important state at the national level in Mexico with the greatest biodiversity in birds
-Reforestation of mangroves
-Organic gardens: We preserve the native seeds of the region, avoiding pesticides and genetically modified seeds, encouraging self’consumption
-VIVEMAR School Project – Free environmental education in schools in local communities
-Altitude Project, placement of PIT and plaque on the Leatherback turtle, the largest turtle in the world
-Cleaning beaches
-Photo identification and monitoring innovation with drones
That the community on the coasts of Oaxaca can make use of their natural resources through sustainability, since in this way a balance between nature, the community and the economy is maintained.
Vivemar is a Cooperative Society that works for the conservation of the environment, the community and its economic development. This through Regenerative Tourism, environmental education, Ecotechnics and different nature conservation plans, generating jobs within the same community that encourage the correct management of natural resources, and of course through ethics and respect for the environment and society deserves.
VIVEMAR has grown thanks to the support of all the people who add their grain of sand. We have realized the great importance of raising awareness in the communities of the Oaxaca coast, in all the people who join this project and in all the people we reach through cybernetic means, in order to generate a new model of life that maintains sustainability as a basis, that is, that nature, society and the economy can remain completely balanced. In this way we can guarantee a real change.
That is why we have been strengthening our skills to raise awareness through ecotourism (release of turtles, volunteer program and patrol nights), environmental education, beach cleaning, organic agriculture, eco-techniques and of course through the ethics, values and LOVE that are a fundamental part of achieving this great mission.
Through all the activities we carry out, we achieve that people have a unique connection with nature which generates an experience, an emotion that improves man’s perspective towards nature.
At Vivemar we provide tools that show people how to move around the planet with the least possible impact.
Since 2011 Vivemar has carried out different activities in favor of the conservation of Birds, Mangroves and Reptiles, specializing in sea turtles, thanks to the management plan for non-extractive use, which has been granted year after year by the Red de los Wetlands, as well as altruistic beach cleaning activities, environmental education for community children, environmental education during the release of turtles on the Bacocho and Agua Dulce beaches, likewise Vivemar generates jobs within the community itself, in turn generates jobs for local professionals and those from other entities in order to develop their skills and aptitudes through a symbiosis of knowledge. We offer employment opportunities through the Youth Building the Future program,
• Currently, and despite the COVID adversities, Vivemar has managed to stay on its feet and maintain its skills and aptitudes in continuous growth, achieving very positive results. We currently have 4 incubation pens. Which are located in Bacocho Beach, Punta Colorada, Agua Dulce and Palmarito, it has 3 Honda TRX ATVs and 2 Italikas ATV250, with which they travel within the community and the beach to carry out their conservation work. In the current year, we have endured adversities, demonstrating their skill and administration by their founders, and they managed to open the Punta Colorada corral, which is currently the largest, thus increasing the chances of conserving the species of Sea Turtles that arrive in this part of the beach such as Laúd and Prieta turtles.
• Vivemar begins and opens the Volunteer House located in Bajos de Chila, which has a volunteer program focused on the conservation of Sea Turtles, Environmental Education, Conservation of species, Recycling and beach cleaning. People from all over the world are received with the aim of adding knowledge, sharing experiences, increasing scientific knowledge and developing our skills. The Volunteering plan offers a new panorama, perspective towards the environment and life models. Making this volunteering one of a kind.
We are currently one of the most well-known and outstanding turtle camps in all of Mexico, all the work and dedication on the part of the team has achieved a work model, ethics and values in which the level of environmental education, conservation and preservation of the environment is increased.
At Vivemar we are more than a team, we have formed a family passionate about conservation and love for nature. Today we are more those who seek a true and sustainable change for the earth. Know us!