Become a member


The Society of Akumal’s Vital Ecology, A.C. (SAVE) is a Mexican non-profit organization. We have been working on environmental issues in the Central Quintana Roo coastal zone since 1998. The focus of our efforts is stopping the ecological devastation underway in the Riviera Maya region of the Yucatan Peninsula. A fragile inter-connected ecosystem includes the spectacular water filled caves and cenotes, the thriving mangroves, the beach bluff, and the world’s second largest coral reef, the Mesoamerican Reef System. Please let us know if you would like more information about our activities:
Aguas Con Los Cenotes: Federal protection for the underground river systems and cenotes.
Playa Xcacel/Xcacelito: Federal Protection for Turtle Sanctuary.
Turtle Camp Akumal.
Aventuras Akumal Turtle Monitoring

Depending on your contribution you will be given a membership status as follows:
Annual Membership.

$25 Jungle: Membership Card, Aguas Con Los Cenote Sticker.
$50 Mangrove: Membership Card, Aguas Con Los Cenote Sticker, T-shirt.
$100 Reef: Membership Card, Aguas Con Los Cenote Sticker, Aguas Con Los Cenote Poster.
$250 Ocean: Membership Card, Aguas Con Los Cenote Sticker, T-shirt & Poster.
$500 Sea Turtle: Membership Card, Aguas Con Los Cenote Sticker, Website Listing, T-shirt & Poster.
$1,000 Cenote: Membership Card, Aguas Con Los Cenote Sticker, Website Listing, “Cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula” by Steve Gerrard.

Contribute through Paypal with your credit card or paypal account:

"Donar" means donate in Spanish.

Or download the membership form and contribute through normal mail:
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    • Cenotes

      Nancy DeRosa diving a cenote




      When Spanish conquistadors and explorers first reach the Yucatan Peninsula they were all intrigued by the strange ecology of the terrain, which appeared to have no rivers. They were soon to discover that rivers did actually exist, but were in fact underground, with the Peninsula now recorded as having eight out of the ten longest underwater cave systems in the world...Read more

    Sea Turtles

      A Sea Turtle





      Sea Turtles have swum peacefully through the world’s oceans for millions of year. Sadly, however, these beautiful reptiles are now threatened with extinction due to hunting, capture in fisheries, coastal over-development, beach degradation, and marine pollution. Sea Turtles, except for the short time that they climb on the sandy beaches to dig nests and lay their eggs, spend their time...Read more

    Mangroves

      The mangroves are an irreplaceable part of the ecosystem ...





      Mangroves are woody trees or shrubs that found in coastal habitats in swamps, forests and plant assemblages (mangals). Mangrove plants are found in depositional coastal environments where fine sediments, often with high organic content collect in areas protected from high energy wave action. Mangrove plants are a diverse plant group, which are able to exploit a habitat... Read more