Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves

Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves is a mangrove ecoregion of the Pacific coast of Mexico. The marismas nacionales ("national marshes") stretches from Mazatlán, Sinaloa southwards to San Blas, Nayarit.

Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
BiomeMangroves
BordersSinaloan dry forests
Geography
Area2,100 km2 (810 sq mi)
CountryMexico
StatesSinaloa and Nayarit
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Designations
Official nameMarismas Nacionales
Designated22 June 1995
Reference no.732[1]

Setting

The Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves occupy an area of 2,000 square kilometers (770 sq mi) in coastal Nayarit and Sinaloa states. This is the largest area of mangroves on Mexico's Pacific coast.

Flora

Fauna

The mangroves are home to over 250 species of birds, and serve as an important winter habitat for migratory birds. The Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve also support an important number of mammal species, like deet, jaguar, ocelot and lynx.

People

Conservation and threats

Since 2009, Fonatur (Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo), the Mexican tourism investment office, is planning a large tourism development adjacent to Marismas Nacionales that will include over 43,000 hotel and vacation home rooms, at least three golf courses, two marinas, commercial centers, and general urbanization. The direct and indirect impacts of this development, including the city that will be created nearby to house the workers servicing the tourism lodging and attractions, pose a substantial threat to the conservation of the Marismas Nacionales-San Blas Mangroves.[2]

References
  1. "Marismas Nacionales". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente (16 June 2009). "ONGs Piden Intervención Internacional por Amenazas a Humedales de Nayarit y Sinaloa" (in Spanish). México D.F. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. NGOs Request International Intervention over Threats to Nayarit & Sinaloa Wetlands



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