Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico) explained

Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources
Native Name:Spanish; Castilian: Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Jurisdiction:Mexico
Headquarters:Av. Ejército Nacional Mexicano 223, Anáhuac I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11320 Mexico City
Budget: $70,245,482,469 MXN (2023)[1]
Chief1 Name:María Luisa Albores
Chief1 Position:Secretary
Child4 Agency:National Forestry Commission

The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (in Spanish: Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, SEMARNAT) is Mexico's environment ministry. Its head, the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, is a member of the federal executive cabinet and is appointed by the President of Mexico. In September 2020, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appointed María Luisa Albores González as Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, the third person to occupy the post since López Obrador became President less than two years earlier in December 2018.

The Secretariat is charged with the mission of protecting, restoring, and conserving the ecosystems, natural resources, assets and environmental services of Mexico with the goal of fostering sustainable development.

Functions

The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of México is the Secretary of State to which, according to Law of Federal Public Administration in its Article 32a, corresponds to the release of the following functions:

To carry out these functions, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources has the following Undersecretaries:

These Undersecretaries are then charged with the operation of the following units of the SEMARNAT:

List of secretaries

SecretaryYears of Appointment
Secretariat of Fisheries (SEPESCA)
Fernando Rafful Miguel1982
Pedro Ojeda Paullada1982–1988
María de los Angeles Moreno1988–1991
Guillermo Jiménez Morales1991–1994
Secretariat of the Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries (SEMARNAP)
Julia Carabias Lillo1994–2000
Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
Víctor LichtingerDecember 1, 2000 – June 23, 2003
Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez[2] June 23, 2003 – 2005
José Luis Luege Tamargo2005–November 30, 2006
Juan Rafael Elvira Quezada[3] December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Juan José Guerra AbudDecember 1, 2012 – August 27, 2015
Rafael Pacchiano AlamánAugust 27, 2015 – November 30, 2018
Josefa González Blanco Ortiz Mena December 1, 2018 – May 25, 2019
Víctor Manuel ToledoMay 27, 2019 — September 2, 2020
María Luisa AlboresSeptember 2, 2020 – present[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PRESUPUESTO DE EGRESOS DE LA FEDERACIÓN PARA EL EJERCICIO FISCAL 2024 . Secretariat of Parliamentary Services . 2024-06-29.
  2. Web site: El Universal. Perfil: Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez. 24 Nov 2006. September 2, 2020. es.
  3. Web site: Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón . www.capitalmexico.com.mx . Capital México . September 17, 2020 . es . Feb 6, 2018.
  4. Web site: 24 Horas. AMLO alista decreto para prohibir glifosato; oficializa salida de Víctor Toledo. Sep 2, 2020. Sep 2, 2020. AMLO enlists decree to ban glyphosate; official departure from Victor Toledo. Diana Benítez. es .