Mexico's environmental regulation or infrastructure

Mexico is considered a megadiverse country rich in biodiversity (Martínez-Meyer et al., 2014), as it is home to seven of the nine types of ecosystems that exist on the planet, and concentrates between 10% and 15% of the total species This is due to the fact that it is located between two biogeographic slopes (Nearctic and Neotropical) and has a large number of endemisms (Luna Plascencia et al., 2011).

During the process of Globalization that Mexico entered in the last century and its continuous development of the economy, technology and infrastructure at an accelerated pace and mainly in the capital of the country (Mexico City), leaving aside environmental issues, it began to be a notorious change in the environment that had harmful consequences for Mexicans, such as: aggressive natural disasters, high air pollution in metropolitan areas, as well as soil erosion, affecting health and social well-being. Faced with this environmental crisis that occurred in the 80s, and the growth of the scientific community, Environmental and Policy Regularization measures began to be taken to ensure the natural environment, as well as the integrity of the inhabitants (Micheli, 2002). In 1988, the first government body on environmental issues was created, which was a key point in benefit of the protection and care of Mexico's biodiversity, the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (LGEEPA for its acronym in Spanish). ) whose main objective is the restoration and preservation of the ecological balance, as well as the protection of the environment, it also provides sustainable development and establishes the bases to guarantee the right of everyone to live in an environment suitable for their development, health and welfare, as well as the establishment and administration of protected natural areas, the prevention of water, air and soil contamination. However, there are other federal and national laws that influence various aspects related to productive systems and natural resources and that have been created from the establishment of the first law mentioned above (Rojas Canales-Amado Ríos Valdez, 2012).

It is incredible for me to observe the starting point of Environmental Regulation in Mexico and how it has grown over time, giving more and more importance to environmental issues, as this is a multidisciplinary issue, we can find it in all environments, from the economic , to the cultural. Mexico has been interacting within the international environmental market, and has participated in different agreements such as the Paris agreement with the 2030 agenda, among many others and even though there is still much to do in environmental management, we are in time to implement new laws and agencies that constantly monitor compliance with these.

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Martínez-Meyer, E., Sosa-Escalante, J. E., & Álvarez, F. (2014). The study of the biodiversity in Mexico: A route with a course? Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 85(SUPPL.), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.43248

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