Overview
- Mexico City’s Environment Secretariat sealed the work area in Cuajimalpa and ordered a stop to all tree cutting after finding no valid authorization on site.
- Inspectors reported 14 fresh stumps, about 25 cubic meters of logging debris, and heavy pruning across roughly 1,380 square meters, with no technical studies displayed.
- Officials said the borough had authorized removals without fully proving risk conditions required by local rules, and the agency opened an investigation to assign responsibility.
- The Cuajimalpa government said the work relates to the federal Mexico–Toluca Interurban Train project, while neighbors had challenged the cuts and disputed permits shown by María Eugenia Álvarez.
- Residents and the Colectivo Ocotal had warned that century-old trees were being felled and reported aggression by borough staff, and the case revives concerns tied to earlier rail works that flagged risky trees and environmental damage in nearby protected areas.