Overview
- In Kanasín, Yucatán, inspectors shut down clearing at Bachoco’s Teya 5 and Teya 6 sites after finding 23 hectares of selva baja caducifolia removed without federal authorization.
- Profepa’s December 3–4 inspection reported exposed soil, habitat fragmentation, and potential impact on the threatened black spiny-tailed iguana listed under NOM-059.
- In Campeche, a Boxol material-extraction site was temporarily closed after a December 4–5 visit confirmed an unauthorized land-use change across 8.6 hectares of selva mediana caducifolia.
- Authorities precautionarily seized an excavator at the Campeche site and noted that a state permit from Semabicce does not replace the required federal approval from Semarnat.
- Both actions stemmed from citizen reports, and Profepa said it will continue inspections, analyze submitted documents, and pursue administrative procedures that could lead to fines and remediation.