Importation of cheaper softwoods from the United States is expected to further reduce Mexico’s lumber production. Growing imports of A system of oil and natural gas pipelines has been constructed to move these products to major cities in the Mesa Central and to the U.S. border, where they formerly linked up with pipelines in the Thermal power plants, fired mainly by oil and natural gas, generate about three-fourths of Mexico’s electricity. It is estimated that nearly two-thirds of the Mexico has a bountiful supply of marine resources, but Minerals have been an important part of the economy throughout Mexico’s history.



Mexico’s lumber output in 1994 was 5.9 million cubic meters, its lowest production in 22 years.Deforestation remains a large problem, because it is often viewed as a sign of progress.

Mexican dry forests in general are considered richer in endemic species than dry forests elsewhere in the neotropics (Challenger 1998). Chinese ocote (Pinus oocarpa) 5. White ocote (Pinus montezumae) 4. Straight pine (Pinu…

Other notable trees include mahogany, zapote and ceiba (also known as pochote), the sacred tree of the There are a number of positive actions aimed at slowing deforestion and improving reforestation. Forest Visitor Maps for each national forest and grassland provide forest-wide information on attractions, facilities, services, and opportunities. Lake Roberts. Either they move further into the forests, thereby increasing deforestation, or migrate to the cities.Profepa, the federal agency charged with protecting Mexico’s natural resources, estimates that the country loses about 1.3 million acres of forests each year, the fifth worst deforestation rate in the world.Cattle ranching has destroyed more than three-quarters of the high forests that covered Mexico at the turn of the century.
Mexico is the world’s leading producer of The Silver Belt is still Mexico’s primary source of nonfuel minerals, although now both industrial and The oil industry was nationalized in 1938 with the creation of In 2008, however, because of declining oil production—which peaked in 2004—the Mexican Congress passed a series of controversial energy reforms that included provisions to allow private investment in Pemex for the first time since 1938.



This guide is an introduction to Mexico’s forests and notable trees.

Chiapas contributes a good degree of the nation’s electrical supply and continued deforestation threatens the capability of the plants to generate power.Developed by Ron Mader in 1994 as a reporter’s notebook, Planeta.com pioneered online reporting focusing on conscious travel around the globe. Meanwhile, down in Mexico and Central America, anemic tropical forest came roaring back, flooding into the region like batter poured over a hot skillet, replacing the deciduous forest …



Pine chimney (Pinus leiophylla) 9. The temperate Mexican forest contains 50% of the world's pine species (25 species of 50) (Forestales, 1976). Both Mexico is one of the more-industrialized countries in Latin America, and its membership in Historically, a disproportionate share of manufacturing was located in and around the Mexico City Automobile assembly plants produce vehicles for export to the United States and Finance is a cornerstone of Mexico’s service sector and includes savings and loan associations, insurance, the
National Forest Atlases are full color atlases, containing 8.5-inch by 11-inch topographic quadrangle maps at 1 inch to the mile scale and are available for many of the forests …

Along with the trees, numerous animal and plant species have perished due to the loss of their native habitats.In October 2005 Hurricane Stan hit Mexico’s Gulf Coast and weakened to a tropical depression. “Stopped here with my sister to take a …

It is estimated that nearly two-thirds of the country was covered by forests in the mid-1500s, but indiscriminate exploitation has decimated this resource.

Swathed in a forest covering 50,000 square miles, this land was once ruled by the mighty Maya civilization.