Inter-American Program

I. Mexico

The Environmental Law Institute's current work in Mexico targets five key activities:

1. Implementing the Mexican Constitution: developing the law and building the capacity of policy makers
   1. ELI and CEMDA are working on a Project supported by the Tinker Foundation to implement the Constitutional Right of Access to Water. See our brochure with the minimum contents of the implementing legislation.
2. Building capacity of the Judiciary: training Supreme Court officials and federal judges to strengthen enforcement of environmental law
3. Building community capacity: developing and implementing legal tools for adaptation to climate change in Chiapas
4. Building legal capacity to protect the Yucatan Peninsula ecosystems: training protected area managers to strengthen enforcement of environmental law
5. Developing a national legal framework and expert network for climate change mitigation: Working to implement the Mexican General Law on Climate Change and creating the Mexico-U.S Climate Law Network

Inter-American Program Activities

Introduction

1. Mexico
2. Land and Biodiversity
3. Advancing an Agenda for Pollution Prevention
4. Capacity-Building Initiatives
5. Promoting Public Participation
6. Related Publications