La política ambiental de México y las áreas naturales protegidas, del siglo XX al nuevo milenio

Abstract

This paper studies the evolution of Mexican institutions in charge of protecting the environment through historiographical analysis of the creation of national parks and, later on, protected natural areas. According to the postulates of political ecology, diachronic changes in legislation reflect how successive regulations have been used in favor of and against the exploitation of natural resources in Mexico, and of their guardians, peasants. From an anthropological and ecological perspective, this work reflects on the political and economic neglect institutions devoted to the protection of the nation's natural assets have suffered and describes how conservation.