IS IT POSSIBLE TO INSERT THE CONCEPT OF LANDSCAPE IN MEXICAN LAWS? SOME NOTES

Abstract

In the second decade of the 21st century, it is crucial to consider whether Mexico needs a landscape law or modifications to existing laws to incorporate the landscape as a management tool, given the territorial and environmental issues exacerbated by climate change, violence, and an extractivist economic model. European countries have improved their territorial and environmental management through laws incorporating the landscape, following the
European Landscape Convention. In Latin America, countries like Argentina, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador are also developing proposals to formalize the landscape in their public policies. This text analyzes why Mexico lacks a landscape regulatory framework and the absence of its consideration in public policies. It also examines the few recent legal attempts and proposals in Mexico to incorporate the landscape as a tool for environmental
and territorial management. Finally, guidelines are suggested for developing a potential proposal to integrate the landscape into the Mexican legal framework, considering international examples and the need for conceptual and collaborative work among experts.