Politics · Mexico · 4 hrs ago
Parties and Chapingo community open talks over blocked forest station
Morena, the PT and the Green Party opened talks with students and teachers at Chapingo Autonomous University in Mexico.
They aim to address a land dispute that has blocked the main entrance to the Zoquiapan Experimental Forest Station for a year.
The 1,640-hectare forest is used as a living laboratory for teaching, research and conservation.
People identified as members of a nearby community are disputing legal possession and use of the land.
The blockade has stopped students from doing fieldwork and has affected the graduation requirements of hundreds of students.
University academics have asked lawmakers to help protect the station’s academic and scientific work.
Participants plan to explore solutions through dialogue and official channels, alongside legal steps already under way.
Morena, the Labor Party and the Green Party opened talks with students and professors at Chapingo Autonomous University over a blocked forest station.
The main access to the Zoquiapan Experimental Forest Station has been blocked for a year, according to the article.
The university says the 1,640-hectare forest property serves as a site for teaching, research and conservation.
The blockade has prevented fieldwork and affected hundreds of students’ ability to graduate, the article says.
Participants agreed to explore solutions through dialogue and institutional channels while legal actions continue.
- Who
- Morena, the Labor Party and the Green Party opened talks with Chapingo students and professors.
- What
- They are seeking a solution to a land conflict that has blocked access to the Zoquiapan Experimental Forest Station.
- When
- The first meeting was held on October 18, 2026. The access had been blocked for a year.
- Where
- At the Autonomous University of Chapingo, in Mexico.
- Why
- Neighbouring Río Frío community members are disputing legal possession and use of the land, blocking access to university activities.
Chapingo Autonomous University
Presumed ejidatarios from Río Frío
Land rights
Chapingo Autonomous University
The university seeks to protect the station and its academic, scientific and environmental work.
Presumed ejidatarios from Río Frío
They dispute legal possession and use of the land.
Access and use
Chapingo Autonomous University
The university says the blockade prevents fieldwork and affects students’ ability to graduate.
Presumed ejidatarios from Río Frío
They have blocked the station’s main access, according to the article.
Chapingo Autonomous University was founded and began using the forest station for forestry research and environmental conservation.
Presumed ejidatarios from Río Frío blocked access to the station amid a dispute over possession and use of the land.
Morena, the Labor Party and the Green Party held the first dialogue meeting with Chapingo students and professors.
- Forest station
- Zoquiapan Experimental Forest Station (EFEZ)
- Area
- 1,640 hectares
- University
- Autonomous University of Chapingo
- Blockade
- Access had been blocked for one year
- Meeting lead
- Federal deputy Jesús Martín Cuanalo Araujo of the Green Party