The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) and Greenpeace Mexico agreed to install multisectoral work tables, intersectarial and with the participation of the three levels of government to move towards an integral ecological and territorial order in the Yucatan Peninsula.
The agreement occurs after a protest on Monday with an escalation to the capital monument of the Estela de Luz to demand from the Mexican government the protection of the Mayan jungle before deforestation, agribusiness, tourist projects and the construction of rail infrastructure for the Mayan train.
In a statement, the non -governmental organization described as a “unpublished” meeting that held with representatives of the Mexican government, where they indicated that they received as a “good sign” the invitation to dialogue.
“We attend the meeting emphasizing that we carry the voice not only of our organization, but that of thousands of Mexicans and Mexicans concerned about the jungle, of specialists who have warned about the impacts of their deterioration and local communities whose cultural, social and environmental environment is being disrupted,” said Aleira Lara Galicia, executive director of Greenpeace Mexico.
The meeting was convened by the instructions of the head of the Semarnat, Alicia Bárcena, and brought together representatives of various areas of the agency, including the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa), the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Conanp) and the National Forest Commission (Conafor).
Officials from the Undersecretariat of Environmental Regulation, the Undersecretariat of Biodiversity and Environmental Restoration and the Unit of Priority Projects also participated.
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The organization stressed that the dialogue must translate into concrete actions and the construction of a regional protection agreement co-created with the participation of specialists, communities and authorities.
Lara Galicia insisted that the vision of the Mayan jungle must go beyond a commercial or extractivist optics and focus on its environmental and cultural value.
He said that Semarnat recognized the challenges facing the region, such as urban expansion linked to tourism, land use changes driven by different levels of government and the need to update the instruments of ecological and territorial planning.
Greenpeace, on the other hand, reiterated the importance of strengthening the leadership of Semarnat so that all federal instances act in a coordinated manner in the protection of the ecosystem.
The organization raised as a priority to suspend new authorizations of environmental impact to megaprojects while there is no territorial planning that brings to the jungle of industries such as real estate, agribusiness, mass tourism and railway infrastructure.
Among the critical issues, Greenpeace recalled the situation of the Calica mining company and the CEMEX cement as current threats for the Peninsula, even without a clear response from the authorities.
The environmental organization assured that it takes “with seriousness and commitment” the provision of Semarnat to consider them allies in the defense of the Mayan jungle, and said that it will follow time for the agreements for the agreements to materialize.
The Mayan jungle, which extends between Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, is considered the second largest tropical forest on the continent, after the Amazon. Its conservation is key to mitigating the climate crisis and protecting regional biodiversity.
With EFE information.
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