WHO WE ARE
We are the legal arm of the citizens that protect the environment.
We provide information so that the community can protect their right to a healthy
environment through legal means. Our purpose: that everyone enjoys and participates in
the conservation of our natural resources in a safe and secure environment.
HOW WE DO IT
We defend the environment with concrete actions and collaborative strategies:
Demanding the state of law.
We use the legal mechanisms to ensure that environmental laws are enforced and any abuse is contested. Our aim is to make environmental justice accessible to all.
Collaboration with other organizations.
We ally with citizens, other non-profits, academics and experts to strengthen our environmental quest. These synergies allow us to provide a knowledgeable view to the issues.
Empowering citizens.
We believe in citizens active participation in the environment defense and for these we need to provide key concepts and tools as well as motivate for an active role of people in the community.
PROJECTS
Our initiatives to protect the environment and the right to the city
PROJECTS
Environmental Protection Through Municipal Urban Planning.
The first demand of our Association arises from permits granted to a hotel adjacent to the most famous public beach in Cancun.
The authorized project is not viable with the available infrastructure or with the particularities of the area.
EVENTS
Explore and participate in key events that promote environmental protection in Quintana Roo.
DMAS shares activities, workshops, and conferences organized both by us and by allies committed to environmental defense. Stay informed and find your next opportunity to make a difference. Change begins with you!
VOICE OF THE CITIZENS
Committed voices in defense of the environment in Quintana Roo
"...when you truly get involved in defending your home, you need knowledge and a strong will like that of DMAS, true heroism in the service of the right to a healthy environment. As citizens, we urgently need more resources so that lawyers like them can defend us."
"Dmas is a group of young lawyers who have opened a door of hope in the defense of the right to a healthy environment. It is an honor to collaborate and work with them."
"DMAS is an organization made up of brave, brilliant and committed women. Their legal processes in defense of our right to a healthy environment have been characterized by in-depth analysis, timely monitoring and human support that have made a difference in our organizational processes."
"Defending the environment includes avoiding over-densification without considering the planning and growth of basic services and monitoring those who operate companies that generate liquid waste in areas without water service, depleting the water table, as well as those who operate bars in residential areas, generating noise pollution.
Taking care of the environment is everyone's responsibility. As citizens, we must raise our voices to maintain environmental health and, as a consequence, increase the life of the community."
2025 ® DMAS ‧ DEFENDIENDO EL DERECHO A UN MEDIO AMBIENTE SANO
"Thank you to DMAS, for defending our underground rivers, cenotes, beaches and mangroves, always fighting against the current, confronting corruption in the government."