The Environmental Impunity Index Mexico (IGI AMB-MEX) is a quantitative analytical tool that measures levels of environmental impunity at the subnational level in Mexico. Using a conceptual approach that understands impunity by identifying levels of environmental crime, compliance with environmental policy objectives, and the existence of instruments to address intergenerational challenges, the analysis evaluates the performance of Mexico's 32 states from the starting point of four dimensions: environmental crime, institutional capacities, intergenerational strategies, and environmental degradation. The study's structure operationalizes the concept of environmental justice identifying levels of institutional capacity to protect the environment and mechanisms to protect the environmental rights of the most vulnerable populations at the subnational level. This paper presents the main results of the Mexico Impunity Index 2025 (IGIAMB-MEX 2025) and highlights some of the main problems that explain high levels of environmental impunity, such as extremely limited institutional capacities to implement environmental and climate policies and increasing trends of environmental crime. We highlight main challenges involved in generating consistent, reliable, and up-to-date statistical information for evidence-based policy making s and discuss these issues focusing on the potential for developing technological and artificial intelligence applications to link statistical analysis with the design and implementation of more effective, measurable, verifiable, and reportable environmental policies.

Authors:
Celeste Cedillo, Universidad de las América Puebla, Mexico
Juan Antonio Le Clercq, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico

About the Presenter(s)
Celeste Cedillo is actually a titular professor having as main research objectives on conservation policies and environmental governance in the problems related to crime, violence and justice issues related to the use and access to natural resource

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