Xala embraces a profound obligation to protect, restore, and preserve the land and ocean. Through the Sierra a Mar, Xala adopts a comprehensive approach, working in partnership with local communities to ensure a sustainable future that will benefit future generations.
With the expert guidance of Stefanie Brendl, Xala’s Sierra a Mar Coordinator, this challenge becomes a tangible reality. The aim is to establish a lasting legacy that is a benchmark for future coastal development endeavors.
Xala’s reforestation efforts include restoring the area by planting local plant species to maintain the environment’s balance. Regular monitoring is in place to restore water availability, and the construction of a bypass to improve water flow in the estuaries.
Xala preserves the wildlife corridors through constant monitoring and taking a low-density approach to building on select, small land areas. Ocean conservation efforts include protecting the marine zone and ensuring sustainable fishing practices are viable for the local communities.
Xala recognizes the tremendous challenge of generating a significant, beneficial, and long-lasting impact on the region’s community and environment. Through the Sierra a Mar efforts, Xala aims to create a healthy environment where both people and nature can thrive harmoniously.
Xala prioritizes marine restoration by managing runoff and pollution, prohibiting damaging fishing methods, and establishing protected areas.
Our initiatives, including fishing shelters, beach recovery, and coral restoration programs, protect habitats and maintain ideal conditions for native sea turtles and mangroves. Through mariculture projects and consistent monitoring, we ensure the ocean’s vitality remains at the forefront of our conservation efforts.
In collaboration with the Jalisco government, Xala is actively working to recover two adjacent Ramsar sites of international importance: the Chalacatepec and Xola-Paramán estuaries.
These wetlands play a crucial role in conserving global biodiversity and sustaining life. Xala fully supports the Ramsar Convention, recognizing the ecosystem’s significance in removing carbon dioxide, providing wildlife habitat, and contributing to the land’s overall vitality.
Collecting endemic species’ seeds supports their reproduction and reforestation, aiding the recovery of declining tree populations. By establishing fertility islands, Xala facilitates the growth of native species and initiates regeneration of the surrounding lowland deciduous forest ecosystem impacted near Xala.
The camp ensures safe nesting conditions and hatchling care before their return to the ocean. In 2022, over 530,000 turtles were guided to the sea from Xala’s nurturing shores.
Our food philosophy encourages farm-to-fork dining, where ingredients like our delicious certified organic, sustainably sourced mangos support the environment and local communities.
Our food philosophy encourages farm-to-fork dining, where ingredients like our delicious certified organic and sustainably sourced mangos support the environment and local communities.
Over 440 acres of mango groves grow as nature intended along the coastline under the beating sun, preserving one of the area’s most important agricultural practices.
Not only are our mangos certified organic (by Sagarpa Mexico, Eco-Logica, USDA Organic, Global G.A.P, and Maya Bio Certificado), but they are also more vibrant in taste and color due to the hours of sunlight exposure and the added benefit of salt from the ocean.
Our journey to export and share our delicious mangos and other agricultural produce with the world is just beginning.
