He instituted reforms to the forestry laws and acted to protect endangered species.
Heavy logging since the new 1995 forestry law went into effect has seriously reduced forest acreage and wildlife habitat.
Responsibility for enforcing forestry laws across Mexico lies with just a few dozen inspectors.
There are allegations of corruption against the military and other bodies supposedly responsible for the enforcement of forestry laws.
It also revises the forestry laws, protects farmlands and wetlands and establishes standards for organically grown products.
Lenient laws on land and amendments to forestry law makes it easy to obtain logging concessions as owners exploit the land to maximise income.
This was the first forestry law to be passed.
Sweden has a forestry law that is a hundred years old this year.
Individual countries have forestry laws and the necessary authorities to administer these laws.
In late 1999, the Indonesian government enacted a forestry law prohibiting open cast mining in "protection forest" areas.