Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources
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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, is a member of the federal executive cabinet
and is appointed by the President of the Republic
. the appointed Secretary of the Environment in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón
is Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada
, who has been in the position since 1 December 2006.
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.
Minister of the environment
An environment minister is a cabinet position in charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation...
. Its head, the Secretary of the Environment, is a member of the federal executive cabinet
Mexican Executive Cabinet
The cabinet of Mexico is the Executive Cabinet and is a part of the executive branch of the Mexican government. It consists of eighteen Secretaries of State, the head of the federal executive legal office and the Attorney General....
and is appointed by the President of the Republic
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
. the appointed Secretary of the Environment in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
is Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada
Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada
Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party and currently serving as Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón...
, who has been in the position since 1 December 2006.
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
- Promote the protection, restoration and conservation of ecosystems, natural resources, goods and environmental services, to facilitate their use and sustainable development.
- Develop and implement a national policy on natural resources, in such that the administration of such policy is not borne by state and local governments, nor by individuals and corporations.
- Promote environmental management within the national territory, in coordination with federal, state and municipal governments, and with participation from the private sector.
- Evaluate and provide determination to the environmental impact statements for development projects submitted for public, social and private decision on the environmental risk studies, as well as programs for the prevention of accidents with ecological impact.
- Implement national policies on climate change and protection of the ozone layer.
- Direct work and studies on national meteorological, climatological, hydrological and geohydrological systems, and participate in international conventions on these subjects.
- Regulate and monitor the conservation of streams, lakes and lagoons of federal jurisdiction in protected watersheds, and protect the environment.
List of Secretaries
| Secretary | Years of Appointment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretariat of Fisheries | |||
| Fernando Rafful Miguel | 1982 | ||
| Pedro Ojeda Paullada | 1982–1988 | ||
| María de los Angeles Moreno María de los Angeles Moreno María de los Angeles Moreno Uriegas is a Mexican politician who was the first woman in Mexico to be elected president of a political party.-Personal life and Education:... |
1988–1991 | ||
| Guillermo Jiménez Morales | 1991–1994 | ||
| Secretariat of the Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries (SEMARNAP) | |||
| Julia Carabias Lillo | 1994–2000 | ||
| Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) | |||
| Víctor Lichtinger | 2000–2004 | ||
| Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez | 2004–2005 | ||
| José Luis Luege Tamargo José Luis Luege Tamargo José Luis Luege Tamargo is a Mexican politician and bureaucrat. Luege holds a degree in Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at UNAM, where he taught for five years. He obtained two specialties in iron and steel processes, one at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and another at the... |
2005–2006 | ||
| Juan Rafael Elvira Quezada | 2006– | ||