Mexico's water law overhaul eliminates private transfers of water concessions, imposes a strict two-year clock on unused volumes, and — for the first time — criminalizes water-related misconduct with individual prison exposure rather than corporate fines. GEA's client alert outlines what operators in Mexico need to verify now, and who inside the organization is personally exposed if they don't.

Mexico's pending environmental law bill creates a new enforcement authority (PFJA) with asset seizure powers, reinforced standing in criminal cases, and a public environmental debarment registry. Here's what changes for any company with assets in Mexico.

In six months, Mexico's forestry authority raised environmental compensation costs for forest land-use change by up to 500%, then fully reversed the measure. While developers and regulators argued over price, nobody asked the question that matters: after 21 years of this mechanism, is there a single public record showing how many authorized hectares were actually restored?