If a tree falls in Mexico City, the lumberjack could face nine years in prison.
El Universal reported today that within a month, Mexico City will enforce new laws regarding land use. According to the new regulations, anyone found violating land use permits will face three to nine years in prison. The penalty will be increased by a third when the violation occurs on natural reserve areas.
The new law also penalizes those who authorize such activities and those who benefit from them. In the past, only the offender was punishable by law. The new law also toughens sanctions against other crimes against nature, such as pollution.
There are 17 natural reserve areas in Mexico City, nine of them federal and eight local. Among them are Guadalupe's mountain, home to Guadalupe's Basiclia, a Catholic cathedral built in honor of the Virgin Mary; several groves surrounding Chapultepec Castle, the home of Emperor Maximilian during the Second Mexican Empire; and Mexico City's Ecological Park.
Mexico City's government has made it clear that it is determined to keep these national symbols alive.
Sources: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/106824.html; http://www.sma.df.gob.mx/sma/index.php?opcion=26&id=99
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