Climate Litigation Cases in Latin America and the Caribbean

Two Mexican citizens filed a lawsuit seeking amparo (a constitutional remedy) against the removal, filling, and fragmentation of the mangrove forest located in Laguna del Carpintero in Tamaulipas. This action stemmed from the illegal construction—which lacked the required environmental impact authorization—of the Laguna del Carpintero Ecological Theme Park.

The Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA) and the Inter-American Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) filed an amparo lawsuit against the Agreement that modifies article 31 of the General Administrative Provisions that establish the guidelines for the prevention and comprehensive control of methane emissions from the hydrocarbon sector (hereinafter the amending Agreement), published by the National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbon Sector (ASEA).