Loading ...In a significant move aimed at reshaping Mexico’s environmental and agricultural policies, a key committee in Mexico’s lower house of Congress has approved two constitutional reforms that, if passed, could dramatically alter the landscape of the country’s mining and agricultural sectors. The proposed reforms, which are part of a broader package of constitutional changes, are designed to ban open-pit mining and fracking, as well as impose strict limitations on the use of genetically modified (GM) corn.
The proposals, approved by the committee on Wednesday, will be presented for discussion in the full lower house when lawmakers return from their current recess in September. These changes represent a cornerstone of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) agenda to shift Mexico’s policies towards more sustainable practices, particularly in the face of climate change and environmental degradation.
Mexico Moves to Ban Open-Pit Mining and Fracking in Sweeping Environmental Reforms