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Environment - current issues Mexico, in 34 editions.
The entry for Mexico published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Environment”
- subject to tsunamis along the Pacific coast and destructive earthquakes in the center and south;
- natural water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- deforestation;
- erosion widespread;
- desertification;
- serious air pollution in Mexico City and urban centers along US-Mexico border
subject to tsunamis along the Pacific coast and destructive earthquakes in the center and south; natural water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; deforestation; erosion widespread; desertification; serious air pollution in Mexico City and urban centers along US-Mexico border
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Environment”
- subject to tsunamis along the Pacific coast and destructive earthquakes in the center and south;
- natural water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- deforestation;
- erosion widespread;
- desertification;
- serious air pollution in Mexico City and urban centers along US-Mexico border
subject to tsunamis along the Pacific coast and destructive earthquakes in
the center and south; natural water resources scarce and polluted in north,
inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
deforestation; erosion widespread; desertification; serious air pollution in
Mexico City and urban centers along US-Mexico border
The entry for Mexico did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border
- natural hazards:
- tsunamis along the Pacific coast, destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Gulf and Caribbean coasts
- international agreements:
- party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling;
- signed, but not ratified - Desertification
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in
north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; serious air
pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico
border
natural hazards: tsunamis along the Pacific coast, destructive
earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Gulf and
Caribbean coasts
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,
Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not ratified -
Desertification
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border
- natural hazards:
- tsunamis along the Pacific coast, destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Gulf and Caribbean coasts
- international agreements:
- party to - Biodiversity,
- Climate Change,
- Desertification,
- Endangered Species,
- Hazardous Wastes,
- Law of the Sea,
- Marine Dumping,
- Marine Life Conservation,
- Nuclear Test Ban,
- Ozone Layer Protection,
- Ship Pollution,
- Wetlands,
- Whaling
current issues: natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in
north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in
urban areas;
serious air
along US-Mexico
natural hazards: tsunamis along the Pacific coast, destructive
earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Gulf and
Caribbean coasts
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Marine Dumping,
Ozone Layer Protection,Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Whaling
Desertification
- natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border
current issues: natural fresh water resources scarce and
polluted in
southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in
urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification;
serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers
US-Mexico border
natural hazards: tsunamis along the Pacific coast, destructive
earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Gulf and
Caribbean coasts
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border
natural fresh water resources scarce and
polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme
southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in
urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification;
serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along
US-Mexico border
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border
natural fresh water resources scarce and
and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme
extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting
rivers indesertification;
desertification; serious air pollution in the national capital and
urban centers along
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
- natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border
natural fresh water resources scarce
The same text in 7 editions, 2002 to 2008.
- scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities;
- rural to urban migration;
- natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- deteriorating agricultural lands;
- serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border;
- land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities;
- rural to urban migration;
- natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- deteriorating agricultural lands;
- serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border;
- land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note:
the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities;
- rural to urban migration;
- natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- deteriorating agricultural lands;
- serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border;
- land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural fresh water freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note:
the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
The same text in 10 editions, 2015 to 2024.
- scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities;
- rural to urban migration;
- natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast;
- raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas;
- deforestation;
- widespread erosion;
- desertification;
- deteriorating agricultural lands;
- serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border;
- land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Mexico: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mexico/environment-current-issues.