Abstract

FERNANDEZ VAZQUEZ, Eugenio. Environmental Policy Integration in Mexico: The Case of Agricultural Policy. Gest. polít. pública [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.2, pp.465-505. ISSN 1405-1079.

This paper analyzes steps towards environmental policy integration (EPI) in Mexico, with special emphasis in agricultural policy. So far, the country has mostly used communicative instruments to reach this aim. Semi-structured interviews with high-ranking officials from the ministries of Agriculture and of the Environment show that even though these measures break ground for public servants with the will to implement the principle of EPI in policy towards the countryside, they fail to make environmentally friendly policies mandatory. Yet, recent efforts to achieve this have attained some success. It remains to be seen if they are preserved and further enhanced by the next administrations.

Keywords : Mexico; agricultural policy; environmental policy; environmental policy integration; environmental mainstreaming; federal government; public policy.