South America: Environment

Los impuestos ecológicos en México, aun cuando buscan responsabilizar a los agen¬tes contaminantes y promover la inversión en tecnologías limpias, su efectividad está en entredicho debido a la falta de transparencia ...

Durante septiembre y octubre de 2024, la Dra. Alicia Bárcena, titular de la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ("SEMARNAT"), presentó la Agenda Socioambiental 2024: diagnósticos y propuestas.

Mediante decreto publicado por la Presidencia de la República en el Diario Oficial de la Federación ("DOF"), el 19 de septiembre de 2024,...

On April 3, 2025, Brazil's Federal Environmental Agency for the protection of Conservation Units ("ICMBio") published Normative Instruction No. 16/2025...

Environmental protection in the Dominican Republic is governed by a robust legal framework composed of several key laws that ensure the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

Mexico is expected to enact legislation recognizing clean water as a fundamental human right. This legislation would affect the management of key water basins including Lerma, Tula, and Atoyac.

On March 27, 2025, Mexico's Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) published an agreement in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) outlining simplification...

El pasado 27 de marzo de 2025, la Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios ("COFEPRIS") publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación ("DOF"), el Acuerdo por el que se establecen acciones...

O Sistema Brasileiro de Comércio de Emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa, instituído por lei em 2024, representa marco regulatório; confira e-book do KLA sobre o tema

Environmental protection in the Dominican Republic is governed by a robust legal framework composed of several key laws that ensure the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

Mexico is expected to enact legislation recognizing clean water as a fundamental human right. This legislation would affect the management of key water basins including Lerma, Tula, and Atoyac.

In accordance with Federal Decree No. 12,082/2024, which established the National Circular Economy Strategy (which we explored in a July 2024 Legal Update), a public hearing has been opened for the development of the National Circular Economy Plan...