In Mexico, it is represented between 10% and 12% of terrestrial diversity of the planet, so it is in fourth place globally within the group named mega-diverse countries.
Wildlife conservation and protection are priorities of Mexico's environment policy. The National Commission for Protected Natural Areas manages 182 federal natural areas, which cover more than 90 million acres.
|Protected natural resources areas||8||4,503,345|
|Protected flora and fauna areas||40||6,996,864|
Source: National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), 2018.
Mexico's ecosystem diversity is significant, allowing producing a wide variety of agricultural products. The largest areas concentrate on spring-summer harvests. Irrigation farming is practiced mainly in dry and semi-dry areas with modern technology oriented to single-crop-farming.
Mexico has many natural resources that favor the development of a large number of production activities, including those related to renewable energy generation.
Some of Mexico's strengths in this area are:
Mexico has a long tradition of mining production that plays an important role in the country's economic activity, mainly in the industrial sector.
Mexico globally known for its mineral production, particularly silver, copper, bismuth, lead and zinc. Some of Mexico's strengths in this area are: