Profepa asks the US and China for a fund for vaquita: Mexico is not the only one responsible

Published 2023년 4월 7일

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Mexico has been subjected to trade sanctions by the International Convention on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) due to its inadequate efforts to protect endemic species, the vaquita, and to prevent the illegal fishing of totoaba. This situation has led to the suspension of trade with Mexico in over 3,000 animal and plant species. The Mexican government, along with organizations like Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has countered these claims, citing improvements in the vaquita protection plan and calling for collaboration from countries like China and the United States to curb the demand for totoaba and support financial efforts against illegal fishing. The effectiveness of these measures and the responsibility of various stakeholders in addressing the extinction of the vaquita are subjects of ongoing debate.

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The warning came true. Mexico received a trade sanction for failing to adequately protect the vaquita or stop the illegal fishing of totoaba, both endemic species in the country in danger of extinction. As of March 27, 2023, the International Convention on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ordered the suspension of trade with Mexico in 3,148 species of animals and plants because, it considered, the country is not doing the right thing to conserve the sea cow. In response, the Mexican government sent eight officials from the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture to Geneva, Switzerland, where the CITES headquarters are located, to try to revoke the sanction. The federal government authorities do not agree with the resolution and have stated that Mexico receives "unequal treatment" for two main reasons. The first, lists the head of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa), Blanca Alicia Mendoza Vera, is that the country has made an effort to ...

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