Natural Protected Areas in Mexico: The Complete List — no entries match the defined criteria

Note the filters for this list return no entries. The post uses a strict definition of “Natural Protected Areas in Mexico” that requires a single, federally recognized designation with complete, up-to-date data (name, legal designation, state, exact area, year established, coordinates, and an official source link). Under those exact rules, nothing in the current dataset satisfies every required field.

Understand why this happens. Mexico’s protected places are recorded across several systems and laws. Federal (CONANP) units, state reserves, Ramsar sites, UNESCO sites, and IUCN listings overlap or use different names and boundaries. Some areas have recent legal changes, partial data, or no machine-readable official link. CONANP’s public inventory lists about 182 protected areas, but many do not meet every one of the strict data points used here.

Consider these close matches and alternatives. Biosphere reserves like Sian Ka’an and the Monarch Butterfly Reserve, national parks such as Cumbres de Monterrey, and marine reserves like the Revillagigedo Archipelago appear in authoritative catalogs but may miss a required field for this list. Explore CONANP’s official inventory, Protected Planet, IUCN records, and state environment sites for full lists, maps, and downloadable data.