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[|Smog in Mexico] This document gives insight to personal accounts of daily life in Mexico City. Mexico City is rated the 6th worst city in the world for air pollution, with only about 31 days of safe breathing air a year. Constant gases pollute the air from cars and factories creating thick smog over the city. This damages the ecosystem of Mexico because plants and wildlife need to air to survive, it pollutes the water systems, and kills resources. Everyday activities such as making coffee, driving to work, and taking a shower adds to the damage in Mexico, which is ultimately killing their environment.

[|WWF in Mexico] The World Wildlife Foundation is working with Mexico to establish them as a leader of environmental preservation and conservation. The WWF is helping the environment of Mexico by assisting with strategies to aid land and water conservation, threatened species protection, and climate change adaptation. They are using multiple innovative plans to fix the ailing environment in six regions in Mexico.

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[|Drowning in Garbage] Mexico City is becoming a complete waste dumb since the largest dump in the city is now flooded. 13,300 tons of garbage is produced each day, raising awareness to pollution and recycling in the city. Many groups and institutes are helping Mexico City to procure ways to eliminate and downsize the trash production.

[|Mexico: Leaving a Legacy for Future Generations] media type="youtube" key="Ma661roeSYU" height="351" width="576" Mexico and The Nature Conservancy are working together to protect, conserve, and re-establish the environment throughout Mexico. They are doing so by fixing national parks, reducing climate change effects, and sharing the knowledge of eco-friendly harvesting to the people. Mexico is determined to making the environment a better place for future generations.

[|Mexico's Environmental Laws] There are currently many laws in place in Mexico to stop illegal pollution which is contributing to air and water contamination for the country and to protect the environment. Non-moving pollution sources must have a permit to expel waste such as factories or construction sights.