Overview
- Inspectors documented unauthorized conversion of oak‑pine forest in El Rincón, Contepec, Michoacán, where avocado and some lemon trees were planted.
- Twelve unmarked oak stumps and two cultivated areas of 2.2 and 2.82 hectares indicated illegal logging and land‑use change without forestry permits.
- Roughly 970 avocado plants and 12 lemon saplings were found, and a temporary total closure was imposed as a security measure to prevent further damage.
- The affected site lies within the zone of influence of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a federal protected area and UNESCO World Heritage site.
- In a separate action, Profepa also shut an unauthorized house build in Texcalyacac, Estado de México, after 200 square meters of vegetation were cleared for a 50‑square‑meter structure.