Environmental Supervision Department Finds 137 Forest Violations

The National Forestry Commission (Conafor) reported, at the end of April, a significant preliminary decrease in forest fires and their national impacts, from 280 casualties with 35,000 418 hectares damaged, from 18 to 24, to 147 with 17,806 hectares burned, from 25 to 1 May, representing a reduction of 51.76 and 50.27 percent, respectively.

Environmental Supervision Department Finds 137 Forest Violations

Georgia: The employees of the Environmental Supervision Department identified 137 facts of illegal forest use within the framework of their fight against illegal forest use. This identification was made between April 1 to April 30, 2025.  The Environmental Supervision Department works under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture. Their main focus is on environmental protection, forestry, and climate change initiatives. Notably,…

In the first four months of 2025, San Luis Potosí lost 11 thousand 884 hectares due to forest fires, as reported by the National Forestry Commission (Conafor) At the national level, the Commission notes that 2025 remains the third most critical year, after 2024, with four thousand 643 casualties that affected 525 thousand 364 hectares; and 2021, with 385 thousand 385 thousand hectares damaged by five thousand 871 forest fires. San Luis Potosí is…