Drug trafficking and protected areas in Mexico a green criminological perspective on organised crime, environment, and public security José Luis Carpio-Domínguez, Jesús Ignacio Castro-Salazar, César Hernández-Mier

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carpio-Domínguez, José Luis, author.

Castro-Salazar, Jesús Ignacio, author.

Hernández Mier, César, author.

Series:

Law and Criminology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug traffic--Environmental aspects--Mexico.

Drug traffic.

Medicinal plants--Mexico.

Medicinal plants.

Protected areas--Mexico.

Protected areas.

Organized crime--Mexico.

Organized crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer [2026]

Summary:

This book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the convergence between drug trafficking and environmental conservation within Protected Areas in Mexico. Bridging environmental studies, green criminology, and political geography, it examines how criminal groups exploit these territories for the production, processing, and transit of narcotics, posing significant challenges to public security, environmental conservation, and social justice. Through a critical analysis of geographical, social, cultural, environmental, economic and governmental factors, the book addresses the historical context of drug trafficking in Mexico, the impact of policies such as the Mexican War on Drugs, and the emergence of new illicit economic markets in protected areas. By incorporating testimonies from environmental inspectors, it highlights from a green criminological perspective, the complexities of managing environmental conservation in regions under the influence of organized crime. Drug Trafficking and Protected Areas in Mexico is a timely contribution that emphasizes the need for integrative approaches to understanding the nexus of public security and environmental protection. It challenges traditional disciplinary boundaries by foregrounding the intricate links between ecological sustainability, governance, and the socio-economic dynamics of organized crime

Contents:

Chapter 1. Mexican History of Natural Protected Areas

Chapter 2. Geography of Natural Protected Areas

Chapter 3. Legislation and management of Protected Natural Areas

Chapter 4. The Rise of Drug Trafficking in Mexico

Chapter 5. Pax Narcotica: Government, Organized Crime (1980-2000)

Chapter 6. Environmental conservation and the prelude to the "Mexican war on drugs" (2000-2006)

Chapter 7. Drug Trafficking in Protected Areas: During and After the Mexican War on Drugs (2007-2012)

Chapter 8. Geographical Distribution of Drug Trafficking in Protected Areas

Chapter 9. New Illicit Markets and Crimes in Natural Protected Areas

Notes:

Includes index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 28, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Carpio-Domínguez, José Luis Drug Trafficking and Protected Areas in Mexico

Print version:

ISBN:

9783032182180

3032182182

OCLC:

1593067234

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