COZUMEL CORAL REEF
RESTORATION PROGRAM
We aim to restore coral reefs while advancing research and fostering marine educational programs.
About Us
Dr. German Mendez founded the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program in 2017 to conserve and restore Cozumel’s coral species affected by unsustainable development, overtourism, and climate change.
We grow and restore damaged corals in our aquarium and coral garden, then plant them in the Villablanca Reef. To date, we’ve built 29 coral restoration platforms and planted over 10,000+ coral fragments!
We research coral reproduction, diseases, and water contamination, and offer educational programs to tourists and Cozumeleños, empowering them to help protect and regenerate their coral reefs.
7
Years
700
Trained Volunteers
29
Coral Platforms
10,000+
Corals Restored
Be a changemaker!
Help us restore the reefs.
Dr German Mendez
Marine Biologist and Activist, Director General of CCRRP
The CCRRP is a non-profit that relies on donations from generous people like you. Becoming a monthly supporter gives a stable funding stream so we are able plan for longer term projects, which ensures better longer-term survival of the coral fragments we plant. Thank you for your support!
Cozumel’s coral reefs face threats from climate change, pollution, and human activity. Your donation helps us continue our conservation work and preserve this marine ecological site.
Coral Restoration Tours and Courses
Whether you are doing a daytrip in Cozumel or you’re a passionate about saving the reefs, we have a range of courses and tours you can take to learn about coral restoration. As a non-profit, all proceeds from our courses go to sustaining & scaling our coral restoration work.
Volunteers with us
Volunteers are essential to the CCRRP. We have opportunities of varying lengths, be they families visiting for a day, resident divers who want to give back to the reef, or students doing an months long internship. Many foreign volunteers have become return visitors, travelling to Cozumel yearly to see how much the corals they've planted have grown!
Thank you to all our generous business donors
and our educational and coral partners
If you are an organization that would like to collaborate or become a donor, please feel free to contact us.
