“This is more than a document; it’s a national commitment to life, equity, and the future. It reminds us that nature is not a resource, but our shared foundation for existence,” Ileana Villalobos Estrada, Undersecretary of Environmental Regulation
Mexico City, October 29, 2025 — Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), together with Conanp, WWF Mexico, and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has unveiled a new 2030 Roadmap for Biodiversity Conservation aimed at protecting 30% of Mexico’s land and marine areas by 2030, in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
The plan features 76 strategic actions to strengthen conservation, sustainable development, and community participation. It emphasizes inclusive governance, involving Indigenous, Afro-Mexican, and local communities in decision-making and ensuring that conservation benefits reach those who live closest to biodiversity.
Key goals include expanding protected areas by 15 million hectares, creating biological and biocultural corridors, and improving national monitoring systems through a new Registry for Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (Renom).
“This puts us on the global radar—not only as leaders in political, economic, and environmental terms—but as an example of the will to synergize sustainable development goals, reconciling economic responsibility with a smaller environmental footprint and social inclusion,” José Luis Samaniego, Undersecretary of Sustainable Development and Circular Economy.
According to WWF Mexico’s director, María José Villanueva, the roadmap “offers a clear path to build a connected, representative, and financially sustainable system of protected areas.”
With this initiative, Mexico reaffirms its leadership in biodiversity protection, showcasing that economic growth and environmental preservation can advance together.
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