Protected natural areas of Mexico

Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Chiapas, and is a natural monument.

There are currently 232 Protected Natural Areas in Mexico, covering 98 million hectares in total. They are protected and administered by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, or 'CONANP'), a federal agency under the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT).[1] CONANP administers:

Federal Natural Protected Areas of Mexico, January 2024

History

In 1988, the Congress of the Union passed LGEEPA, which provides the government's modern framework for environmental protection law. However, the law only outlined some of the protection categories, with SEMARNAT creating separate ones in cases like the Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area, which formed in 2001 as a merger between the Tutuaca National Forest Reserve and Wildlife Refuge Zone.[2]

CONANP presidents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Áreas Naturales Protegidas". www.gob.mx. Government of Mexico. 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Recategoriza la Semarnat zonas de reserva nacional". Mural. Guadalajara. 28 December 2001. p. 9. ISSN 1563-7743. ProQuest 374019601.
  3. ^ "Pedro Álvarez Icaza toma posesión de la CONANP". La Jornada (in Mexican Spanish). 7 October 2024.


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