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"Mexico’s government recently announced the creation of 20 new protected areas across 12 states and two coastal areas in the country, covering roughly 2.3 million hectares (5.7 million acres). This follows a series of budget cuts to the nation’s environmental agencies.

Officials introduced four new national parks, four “flora and fauna protection areas,” seven sanctuaries, two biosphere reserves and three “natural resources protection areas” under the protection of the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP).

“This is a commendable step toward biodiversity conservation and environmental protection,” said Gina Chacón, director of the Wildland Network’s public policy program in Mexico. She told Mongabay these new areas will help preserve the country’s rich ecosystems, foster sustainable practices and protect a broad range of important species and habitats. Though some environmental and Indigenous groups are wary the budget cuts could hinder efforts to conserve these areas.

The newly protected areas will preserve habitat and ecologically important marine areas for various species, including whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), Mexican prairie dogs (Cynomys mexicanus) and jaguars (Panthera onca). They will also help safeguard ecologically important coral reefs and areas of cultural significance to Indigenous communities.

Bajos del Norte, a new national park in the Gulf of Mexico, is the largest new protected area, covering 1,304,114 hectares (3,222,535 acres), almost nine times the size of Mexico City. The area is important to the more than 3,000 families that belong to fishing communities on the Yucatán coast. It is also one of the main grouper fish (Epinephelinae) reproduction sites in the Gulf of Mexico and will safeguard threatened species, such as the rocky star coral (Orbicella annularis) and the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).

Joaquín Núñez Medrano, the secretary of the UEFAHG or Union of Forestry and Agricultural Ejidos Hermenegildo Galeana A.C. (Unión de Ejidos Forestales y Agropecuarios Hermenegildo Galeana), lives in an ejido — a type of communally owned land used for agriculture and forestry purposes — called Cordòn Grande in Sierra Grande of Guerrero, along the Pacific Coast. For more than 10 years, Medrano’s community has monitored species such as the jaguar and sustainably managed the ejido’s natural resources, without government assistance.

But now, the ejido has been designated a protected area in this latest round of decrees, as it falls inside part of the new Sierra Tecuani reserve. “The goal is to strengthen what we have already been doing but with support to do it much better,” he told Mongabay.

The second- and third-largest newly protected areas are Sierra Tecuani, a 348,140-hectare (860,272-acre) biosphere reserve threatened by illegal logging, forest fires and land use changes, and the Semidesierto Zacatecas Flora and Fauna Protection Area, which is important for the recovery of the Mexican prairie dog.

The state of Oaxaca is where the government created the most new protected areas, numbering three: the 90-hectare (222-acre) Playa Morro Ayuta Sanctuary, the 56-hectare (138-acre) Barra de la Cruz-Playa Grande Sanctuary and the 261-hectare (645-acre) Playa Cahuitán Sanctuary. Other protected areas were created in the states of Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Campeche, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Jalisco, Chihuahua, Guerrero and the State of Mexico...

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has protected more areas than any previous administration, with a total of 43 new areas across 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres). But Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), which works to safeguard the environment, has become severely cash-strapped throughout his six-year term.

SEMARNAT is one of many sectors in Mexico undergoing funding cuts. In recent years, Obrador’s government has implemented a series of strict austerity measures to free up more money for other areas like pensions and wages, boosting the leader’s popularity among citizens, particularly the working-class. Judicial workers, health services and academia have also had their budgets slashed in 2024...

Juan Bezaury-Creel, the director of the organization Fundación BD BioDiversidad Mexicana, said a protected area is better than no protected area because, once a decree is formalized, the government has a duty to protect it. However, this puts “huge pressure on existing personnel because they have to take care of more surface area with less resources,” he told Mongabay.

“The personnel from CONANP are heroic,” he said. “They are putting their lives on the line many times with little budget and little help.”"

-via Mongabay, January 25, 2024

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Thomas Graham at The Guardian:

Claudia Sheinbaum has won a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose popularity among the poor helped drive her triumph. Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a rapid sample count by Mexico’s electoral authority. The ruling coalition led by Sheinbaum’s Morena party was also on track for a possible two-thirds super-majority in both houses of Congress, which would allow the coalition to pass constitutional reforms without opposition support. The big win for Sheinbaum was consistent with polls throughout the campaign. The opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez conceded defeat after preliminary results showed her taking between 26.6% and 28.6% of the vote. Jorge Álvarez Máynez, the candidate of the centrist Movimiento Ciudadano, came in third with at least 9.9%. “For the first time in the 200 years of the republic I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum told supporters to loud cheers of “president, president”. “We imagine a plural, diverse and democratic Mexico. Our duty is and will always be to look after each and every Mexican, without distinction.”

Victory for Sheinbaum is a major step for Mexico, a country known for its macho culture and home to the world’s second biggest Roman Catholic population, which for years pushed more traditional values and roles for women. She will also be the first person from a Jewish background to lead the country.

Sheinbaum is also the first woman to win a general election in the US, Mexico or Canada.

Mexico has elected its first female and Jewish President in history, as the majority of that nation’s voted for Claudia Sheinbaum from Morena. She beat Xóchitl Gálvez from PAN and Jorge Máynez from Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) to be Mexico’s President until the 2030 elections.

Mexico elects its presidents to a single 6-year term, and re-election is prohibited. 🇲🇽

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Como la muerte, el amor se vive y no se representa –no sin razón se llama la pequeña muerte, o al menos no se representa sin violar si naturaleza–. Esta violación se llama obscenidad. La representación de la muerte real es también una obscenidad no ya moral, como en el amor, sino metafísica. No se muere dos veces.

—André Bazin, «Muerte todas partes» en ¿Qué es el cine? Traducción de José Luis López Muñoz.

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Claudia Sheinbaum Becomes Mexico's First Female President, Declares "It's Time for Women"

In a historic moment for Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum was inaugurated as the country's first female president on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in over 200 years of political history. The former mayor of Mexico City received the presidential sash to cheers of “Presidenta!” from supporters inside and outside the congressional chamber.

In her inaugural speech, Sheinbaum expressed gratitude to her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whom she called “the most important political leader and social warrior in Mexico’s modern history.” She acknowledged the high expectations that come with his legacy, given his exceptional popularity as he leaves office.

“It is time for women,” Sheinbaum proclaimed, emphasizing the role of women in shaping the nation’s future. Her agenda closely follows López Obrador's vision, urging citizens to evaluate the progress made in recent years, such as reducing poverty and increasing the minimum wage.

She committed to enhancing public healthcare and expanding access to education, promising to create 300,000 new spaces in public universities and high schools. “Health and education are rights, not privileges,” she asserted.

However, Sheinbaum faces considerable challenges, particularly with ongoing violence related to drug cartels in regions like Sinaloa and Chiapas. Critics argue that her experience in managing Mexico City’s security may not translate to federal issues.

Despite these challenges, Sheinbaum remains optimistic, stating, “I’m a mother, grandmother, scientist, a woman of faith, and now, president!” She pledged to govern for all Mexicans and to leverage her experience for the country's advancement. “I won’t let you down,” she promised her supporters.

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MANUEL Y CLEMENTE (1986) dir. Javier Palmero Manuel and Clemente, partners in life and in schemes, visit the Sevillian town of El Palmar de Troya in 1968, where people are said to have visions of the Virgin Mary. The couple take advantage of the situation to fabricate their own visions, soon creating a network of economic interests and credulity that leads Manuel and Clemente to achieve their goal: a monumental basilica, a religious order of nuns, priests and bishops, and even a pope of their own. A satire of the Palmarian Catholic Church. (link in title)

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“Johnny, la gente está muy loca” #aperturaintelectual #vmrfaintelectual @victormanrf @Victor M. Reyes Ferriz @vicmanrf @victormrferriz Víctor Manuel Reyes Ferriz

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Bad movie I have The Orphanage

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Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Presidenta de México

Con la toma de protesta de Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo como la 66a. presidenta de la República Mexicana,  el país vecino lleva a cabo una hazaña sin precedentes que culmina más de 200 años de elecciones libres, desde las elecciones constituyentes de 1822. Su logro particular es haber elegido a la primera mujer – y la primera judía, nieta de inmigrantes – como jefa del estado y jefa del gobierno. En…

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Niega López Obrador intromisión en el proceso electoral: "Mi familia y yo no nos metemos en nada"

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Sheinbaum to become first Mexico’s woman president

Claudia Sheinbaum will become Mexico’s first female president on Sunday, winning the election by a wide margin, the official quick count showed, cementing the dominance of the leftist Morena movement that has reshaped the country’s political establishment over the past six years, Mexican media reported.

The former Mexico City mayor won 58 percent of the vote, according to counts released by the National Electoral Institute. Her victory guarantees Morena another six years in power, founded 13 years ago by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a charismatic leader who emphasises helping the poor.

Her main rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, a pro-business, pro-indigenous tech entrepreneur, came in second with about 27 percent.

Sheinbaum, 61, a mechanical engineering professor and protégé of López Obrador, promised in her campaign to continue his governing programme.

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Pongamos el desorden: ¿Grietas en la 4T?

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Why Are Cuba and the U.S. Still Mired in the Cold War? 

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 1 | Looking To Los Cules' Youth

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One of my main Football Manager 2025 saves was going to be another wonderkid factory challenge trying to deliver success using a club’s youth production. However, unlike our previous saves with Envigado and AZ Alkmaar, which relied solely on the clubs’ academies, this iteration was going to allow us to sign players from within the city the club was based in. So, with FM25 being delayed, I…

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El ejército en México: 18 años después siguen sin saber qué hacer

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AMLO vs España, Una Obsesión Innecesaria

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