Protecting Oaxaca's Extraordinary Pacific Coast
Building a Coast-Wide Conservation Network for Oaxaca’s Pacific Coast
Oaxaca Marine Conservation supports the people and projects protecting Mexico’s Pacific coastline.
We connect funding, partnerships, and resources with community-led conservation initiatives working to safeguard sea turtles, coastal habitats, and marine ecosystems.
One Extraordinary Coastline
A 150 km interconnected coastal corridor linking globally important sea turtle nesting beaches, mangroves, wetlands, and marine ecosystems.
Playa Escobilla
The World's Largest Olive Ridley Nesting Beach
Home to the largest arribadas on Earth, where hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridley turtles nest each season.
Morro Ayuta
A Significant Coastal Ecosystem
A mosaic of nesting beaches, mangroves, wetlands, and lagoons that support sea turtles, migratory birds and crocodiles.
Barra de la Cruz
Critical Habitat for the Eastern Pacific Leatherback
One of the region's most important nesting beaches for the critically endangered Eastern Pacific leatherback turtle.
El Palmarito
A Coastal Refuge for Wildlife and Community Conservation
An important coastal ecosystem where beaches, wetlands, and marine habitats support sea turtles, migratory species, and local conservation efforts along Oaxaca’s Pacific coast
A Coast Worth Protecting
In the 2024–2025 season, across Escobilla and Morro Ayuta
900,000 olive ridley nesting events were recorded
Millions of hatchlings are estimated to have reached the Pacific Ocean
20,500 nests were actively protected by community brigades and protected area staff
The future of these globally important nesting beaches depends on strong conservation institutions, community-led stewardship, and sustained investment in wildlife protection.
*These figures are compiled from seasonal monitoring at Escobilla and Morro Ayuta Turtle Sanctuaries, community-based protection brigades, and protected area management systems under Mexico’s National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP), alongside national biodiversity and economic datasets.
Strengthening Local Conservation
The future of Oaxaca's coastline depends on the people already protecting it.
Across the region, dedicated community organizations safeguard sea turtle nesting beaches, restore mangrove ecosystems, rehabilitate injured wildlife, and protect some of Mexico's most important coastal habitats. Many of these initiatives achieve remarkable results with limited funding and resources.
Oaxaca Marine Conservation exists to strengthen these efforts - not replace them.
We work alongside local conservation partners to direct funding where it has the greatest impact, helping projects expand their capacity, improve infrastructure, support scientific research, and protect the ecosystems they know best.
How Your Support Creates Impact
Your support helps us:
Fund community-led conservation projects.
Strengthen wildlife rehabilitation and rescue efforts.
Improve equipment, infrastructure, and field capacity.
Support scientific research and long-term monitoring.
Build partnerships that connect organizations, share knowledge, and attract new investment.
Together, these efforts create a stronger, more connected conservation network—protecting more coastline, supporting more communities, and delivering lasting impact for Oaxaca's marine ecosystems.
Your Support → Local Conservation Projects → Healthier Ecosystems →
A Stronger Coastline
Get Involved
The future of Oaxaca's coastline depends on collective action.
Whether you're a researcher, conservation organization, foundation, business, or individual supporter, you can help strengthen one of the world's most important marine ecosystems.
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