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Profepa cracks down on illegal logging in Michoacán butterfly reserve
By cutting down naturally occurring oaks and firs in favor of cash crops like avocados and limes, the culprits altered the microclimates that protect the migrating monarch butterflies.
Tlaxcala’s 3,000-year-old farming system honored by the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization recently designated metepantle, a mosaic of terraces where crops are planted alongside succulents, a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS).
Mexico’s economy shrinks 0.3% in Q3 as manufacturing industry weighs on...
A 2.9% year-over-year decline in secondary sector activity, which includes Mexico's large manufacturing industry, caused the annual contraction between July and September.
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Mexican lawmakers to debate bill to legalize medically assisted suicide
Euthanasia is currently prohibited across Mexico, although it seems to be supported by a majority of people in Latin America, as witnessed by Uruguay's recent passing of a law legalizing it.
Cartel drone attacks force residents to flee El Chapo’s hometown in Sinaloa
Some of the attacks reportedly targeted a property in the village of La Tuna where convicted drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's deceased mother formerly lived.
Gulf of California’s vaquita population inches higher, giving some hope for recovery
Between seven and 10 vaquitas — the world’s most endangered marine mammal — have been confirmed alive in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California, an improvement over last year's census.
Unemployment rate reaches 3%, continuing 6-month climb
The unemployment rate last month was 0.8 percentage points higher than the all-time low of 2.2%, recorded in March 2025. The 3% rate was the highest since August 2024.
Monterrey youth-led team wins Iris Prize for Santa Catarina River conservation project
Through a series of workshops and walks, Journey to the Microcosm of Nuevo León invites people of all ages to use DIY microscopes and the iNaturalist app to observe and document the river's biodiversity.
Farmers end highway blockades after ag ministry agrees to 950 peso per tonne corn subsidy
The Mexican government reached an agreement with corn farmers early Wednesday that will benefit 90,000 small-scale producers with plots of up to 20 hectares and cover up to 200 tonnes per producer.
Mexico searches for lone survivor of US strikes on alleged drug boats that killed 14
Sheinbaum told her Tuesday morning press conference that the Mexican Navy, “for humanitarian reasons” and in accordance with “international treaties, decided to rescue” the survivor of the U.S. strikes but that her government “doesn’t agree with these attacks as they occur.”
Saga of soccer star’s missing dog Halo continues in San Miguel de Allende
Aaron Ramsey, one of the few high-profile European soccer stars in Liga MX, has been looking for his dog Halo since Oct. 10. Whether she's lost or stolen, dead or alive, he wants her back.
