Drug trafficking and protected areas in Mexico : a green criminological perspective on organised crime, environment, and public security /

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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Carpio-Domínguez, José Luis (Author), Castro-Salazar, Jesús Ignacio (Author), Hernández Mier, César (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer, [2026]
Series:	Law and Criminology Series.
Subjects:	Drug traffic > Environmental aspects > Mexico. Medicinal plants > Mexico. Protected areas > Mexico. Organized crime > Mexico. Electronic books.

Table of 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.