Overview

• Alicia Bárcena said the review targets rights widely granted in past administrations and highlighted that about 35 million people still lack access to clean water.
• Enforcement update: 120 sawmills and 400 sites were closed, 22,000 cubic meters of timber were seized, and 21 suspects were referred to prosecutors over illegal logging.
• Waste policy push: the Basura Cero plan advances with circular‑economy hubs and at least 10 recycling plants proposed to scale recycling and reuse.
• Oversight of major works: Semarnat is regularizing Tren Maya permits, reports 45% land‑use change in the project, and acknowledges damage to eight caves and cenotes in Section 5 with cleanup under way.
• 2026 program preview: priorities include cleaning the Lerma–Santiago, Atoyac and Tula rivers, technifying irrigation and ordering concessions, pursuing a 35% greenhouse‑gas cut, and addressing Presa Endhó’s aquatic‑weed problem.