With the  Revillagigedo National Park Decree, the Mexican government fulfills its commitment to ensuring the conservation of this exceptional archipelago, which will allow the conservation of hundreds of marine species, many of them at risk.

“Mexico confirms its commitment to global efforts to conserve the environment for the benefit of all people and nations”: EPN

During this Administration, six Natural Protected Areas and five safeguard zones have been decreed, equivalent to just over 65 million hectares, nearly triple the area protected at the beginning of this government.

  • Mexico has achieved a total of 182 Protected Natural Areas, which together cover approximately 91 million hectares, including nearly 70 million of marine areas and 21 million of land areas.

As a result of these actions, in 2016, Mexico joined the small group of countries that have complied with the marine component of the Aichi target.

  • The goal establishes the commitment to protect 10 percent of the marine area.
  • Mexico has more than doubled the goal by reaching nearly 23 percent.

Natural World Heritage

The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) selected the Revillagigedo Archipelago as a World Heritage Site in 2016.

Criteria on which the registration of this heritage was based:

FIRST: It possesses natural beauty and exceptional aesthetic value.

SECOND: It is a representative example of the biological and ecological processes of marine ecosystems; and

THIRD: It contains natural habitats for the in situ conservation of biological diversity, particularly of threatened species with universal value.

The Decree signed today, “Will contribute to maintaining the connectivity of Pacific Ocean ecosystems, including other protected areas in that extensive marine corridor such as Clipperton Atoll, the Galapagos Islands and Coco Island, in Costa Rica”. EPN

The core zone of Revillagigedo Archipelago National Park includes14.8 million hectares.

  • It is an area equivalent to the total area of the state of Coahuila. It is seven times the size of the State of Mexico, and 100 times the size of Mexico City.

Surveillance, equipment and training

As of the entry into force of this Decree, any fishing activity, the extraction of any natural resource and the construction of hotel infrastructure will be prohibited in this area.

“To this end, the Mexican Navy, in collaboration with the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, will carry out surveillance, equipment and training actions, which will include remote monitoring in real time, environmental education for fishermen, and sanctions against offenders.

These actions will contribute to increasing the number of species and will help the recovery of marine banks that have been reduced by environmental impact and human activity”. EPN