At the Bepensa Foundation, we had the opportunity to fill 2022 with good deeds and collaborations with various allies, businesses, society, and government, with the goal of achieving a positive impact on nature and the environment in the communities where we operate.
Thanks to our Cenotes Program, in addition to contributing to the cleanup and sanitation of these bodies of water, we promote environmental education and conservation to leave a legacy of sustainability in our communities.
The Cenote Program consists of 3 phases:
Phase 1: Community awareness
Phase 2: Cleaning the water body and its surroundings
Phase 3: Reforestation of the site
The activity begins several days beforehand with talks and workshops to raise awareness among the community. Expert divers and volunteers then meet at the cenote to clean it for a period of four to six hours. The waste is then sorted and weighed for recycling. Finally, the area surrounding the cenote is reforested with native trees.
Below we share the cenotes that were intervened, as well as the partnerships strengthened, the activities carried out, and the results obtained in each.
No. 43
Cenote Sah-kaba in Sucopó, Tizimín, Yucatán. Recovered waste: 270 kg
No. 44
Cenote Yax-Ek in Kaua, Yucatán
Alliance with Groceries Dunosusa (for the 5th time)
Volunteers: 70
Recovered waste: 600 kg
Activities: Restoration of stairs and installation of a
wooden path for easy care and access.
No. 45
Cenote Cauich in region 225 of Cancun, Quintana Roo.
Alliance with he Benito Juárez City Council (Cancún), Quintana Roo.
Urban Cenotes Program.
Recovered waste: 284.5 kg
Activities: Reforestation with the planting of 15 species of trees
native to the area, adaptation to the infrastructure, placement
of environmental signage and awareness of the community.
No. 46
Cenote of Santa María Acú, in Halachó, Yucatán.
Alliance with the Secretariat of Sustainable Development of Yucatán
Volunteers: 120 Recovered waste: 160 kg
No. 47
Cenote Papacal in Peto, Yucatán
Volunteers: Primary and secondary school students from the community.
Recovered waste: 300 kg
No. 48
Cenote Tuunich of Region 100 in Cancun, Quintana Roo
Alliance with Beta Processes (for the 2nd time)
Volunteers: 50 Recovered waste: 405 Kg
No. 49
Cenote San Antonio Chuc in Tunkas, Yucatán
Volunteers: 70 Recovered waste: 60 Kg
In total we intervened 7 cenotes during 2022 and which adds up to 49 cenotes since the program began. Likewise, they were able to recover more than 2,000 kg of wasteWe are deeply grateful to the more than 300 volunteers who joined together to make these activities a reality.
Our 2023 Agenda is now open to all members of society to nominate cenotes that require care and assistance. These cenotes must meet the following requirements:
– Be communal property or belong to the municipality
– Not be private property
– Not having tourist exploitation
– Contain inorganic solid waste to extract
– Have access to the community
Nominate your cenote by email mavilaa@bepensa.com
In this way, we are all working for the environment and the conservation of water sources in our communities.
