Mexico Abandons its Protected Areas
June 5, 2020Ignored for many decades, Protected Areas (PAs) in Mexico finally got the attention of the federal government in the mid ‘90s thanks to the demands of civil society and prominent environmental groups. Between 1996 and 1999, a series of new PAs were…
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Mexican Natural Protected Area: ADVC Rancho Los Fresnos
December 18, 2019As we’ve discussed before, the land conservation between the US and Mexico is quite different, so through this series of blog posts, we aim to help you understand Mexico’s land…
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Mexican Natural Protected Area: APFF Bavispe
December 11, 2019Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna (APFF) Bavispe is a 200,900 ha Natural Protected Area in Sonora, Mexico that is scattered across 3 sky islands – Sierra Los Ajos,…
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Mexico’s Protected Lands 101
December 4, 2019Did you know that Mexico has a system of natural protected areas? However, the Mexican land system looks and acts very different than the American public lands system. In…
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