The Mexican government declared Costa Maya an "environmentally protected area" because of its coral reefs, the wetlands and large mangrove forests along the coast that are feeding the coral reefs.
Hence, most of the areas outside of Majahual's fishermans village have been targeted for "low impact eco development", to avoid turning Costa Maya into a mass tourism destination.

For its water supply hotel Maya Luna uses rain water falling on the roof of the studios to be collected in large basements under the terrace. Of course next to the rain water for showering, bottled drinking water is available in the studios.

Energy is generated via solar panels collected in large batteries, backed up by a generater.