Overview

• Semarnat has identified 125 high‑risk logging zones nationwide, with some areas reportedly influenced by organized crime.
• Bárcena urged tougher penalties and requested formal security deployments to protect forests and back enforcement operations.
• Over the past year, authorities seized 22,000 cubic meters of timber and referred 21 suspects to prosecutors, and they confiscated three tons of mercury linked to attempted trafficking.
• The ministry prioritized river restoration as 70% of waterways are polluted, naming the Atoyac, Tula, and the Lerma‑Santiago basin, which is slated to receive 2 billion pesos in 2026.
• Commitments include reforesting 200,000 hectares, restoring 18,000 hectares of mangroves, eliminating plastics on beaches, and enforcing rules to keep avocados from deforested areas.