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Loggerhead Turtle
Submission ID: SEM-20-001
The Submitters assert that the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and other environmental agencies are failing to effectively enforce provisions aimed at the protection and conservation of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) outlined in national laws and international treaties adopted by Mexico. The submission asserts that despite a nationally designated area for the conservation of marine turtles, mortality reports have been rising. This mortality has been linked to fishing, collision with ships, ingestion of marine litter, and the presence of toxic contaminants.
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Illegal Logging in Jalisco
Submission ID: SEM-23-006
May 17, 2023
The submission asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws, including the Sustainable Forest Development Act and the Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection Act, to prevent illegal logging and forest land use change in the municipality of Cuautla, Jalisco,...
Valle de Bravo-Amanalco Sub-Basin
Submission ID: SEM-23-005
May 15, 2023
The Submitters assert that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws including constitutional law, the National Waters Act, the Ecological Balance Act and Environmental Protection Act to protect forests, biodiversity, and water resources from degradation and contamination in...
La Primavera Forest II
Submission ID: SEM-23-004
May 11, 2023
The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to adequately evaluate the environmental impacts of a residential development in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, near La Primavera Forest Protected Area in Jalisco, Mexico. The area is also designated as a biosphere...
Agave Production in Jalisco
Submission ID: SEM-23-003
April 11, 2023
The Submitter asserts that agave production, as a resource-intensive industry, results in extensive land-use change and deforestation in Jalisco, which in turn contributes to desertification in already semi-arid areas of the state, major landslides and flooding in some municipalities, and aquifer...
Avocado Production in Michoacán
Submission ID: SEM-23-002
February 2, 2023
The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to protect forest ecosystems and water quality from the adverse environmental impacts of avocado production in Michoacán, Mexico. In submission SEM-23-002 (Avocado Production in Michoacán), the Submitter...
Residential Development in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Submission ID: SEM-23-001
January 11, 2023
In submission SEM-23-001 (Residential Development in San Cristóbal de las Casas), the Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to protect forest resources and birds, including an endangered species, in relation to housing developments around...
Madín Dam Basin
Submission ID: SEM-22-003
October 26, 2022
The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to uphold water quality standards and ensure pollutants in the Madín Dam Basin remain within legal limits. The Submitter maintains that the ineffective management of wastewater discharges is contributing to...
Tren Maya
Submission ID: SEM-22-002
July 21, 2022
The Submitters assert that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to assess the environmental impacts related to the Tren Maya project (Segment 5-South) located in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The Submitters assert that the project did not undergo an...
Pollution in Playa Hermosa
Submission ID: SEM-22-001
June 1, 2022
The Submitters assert that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to protect the coastal ecosystem of Playa Hermosa, a local beach located in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. The Submitters assert that the state and municipal governments are undertaking a boardwalk and...
North Atlantic right whale
Submission ID: SEM-21-003
October 4, 2021
The Submitter asserts that the United States is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) from the “primary human threats of fishing gear entanglement and vessel strikes, as well as stressors of climate change,...
Vaquita Porpoise
Submission ID: SEM-21-002
August 11, 2021
The Submitters assert that "the Mexican government is failing to effectively enforce several environmental laws and as a result has caused the near-extinction of the vaquita porpoise. Only approximately 10 vaquita remain." The Submitters assert that the vaquita population has been declining...
Fairview Terminal
Submission ID: SEM-21-001
February 8, 2021
The Submitter asserts that the Prince Rupert Port Authority, as an agent of the Government of Canada, is failing to effectively enforce the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. The submission asserts that the mitigation measures for the Fairview Terminal Phase II Expansion Project have not...
Loggerhead Turtle
Submission ID: SEM-20-001
December 17, 2020
The Submitters assert that the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and other environmental agencies are failing to effectively enforce provisions aimed at the protection and conservation of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) outlined in national laws and...
Barred Owl
Submission ID: SEM-19-004
September 30, 2019
The Submitter asserts that the United States is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to the lethal take of protected barred owls for scientific research without the actual study or use of the taken specimens or species. The Submitter asserts that the United States...
Lake Memphremagog
Submission ID: SEM-19-003
July 5, 2019
The Submitter asserts that both the United States and Canada are not effectively enforcing the International Boundary Waters Treaty with respect to water pollution in Lake Memphremagog, a cross-border lake in both Quebec and Vermont. The Submitter contends that a proposed landfill expansion in...
City Park Project
Submission ID: SEM-19-002
April 16, 2019
The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to the City Park project in the city of León, Guanajuato, Mexico. In submission SEM-19-002 (City Park Project), the Submitter asserts that the León municipal authorities illegally...
Radiation Exposure in Los Altares
Submission ID: SEM-19-001
February 22, 2019
The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to exposure to radiation among residents of Los Altares in Hermosillo, Mexico. Summary of the response provided by the Party: In its response, Mexico states that the submission lacks...
Grand-Brûlé—Saint Sauveur Supply Line
Submission ID: SEM-18-005
December 7, 2018
The Citizen Advisory Committee of Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard (Comité aviseur de citoyens de Saint-Adolphe d’Howard) and a group of residents assert that the province of Quebec is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to a power supply line project that will...
Chileno Bay Club
Submission ID: SEM-18-004
November 9, 2018
The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law with respect to the Chileno Bay Club tourism development located in the municipality of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur. The submitter maintains that the project developer went beyond the authorized scope of...
Hydraulic Fracturing in Nuevo Leon
Submission ID: SEM-18-003
October 3, 2018
The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law applicable to hydraulic fracturing in the municipality of Los Ramones in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Summary of the response provided by the Party: In its response, Mexico states that the Submitters...