Bio

Hector Garza Cervera consults on environmental aspects of project development and financing including applications with federal, state, and municipal authorities, environmental impact assessments (EIA), due diligence, social impact assessments (SIA), human rights impact assessments (HRIA), free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC), Equator Principles and IFC Standards, ESG, life sciences, climate change, pollution and remediation, circular economies, and ejido law. He is a pioneer in SIA, HRIA, and FPIC in Mexico, having advised and participated in the first FPIC with the Wixárika community, as well as the first SIA and HRIA in the history of México. He provides advice in negotiations with Indigenous communities toward the development of energy, infrastructure, mining, and tourism projects, including design and implementation of culturally pertinent shared benefits mechanisms. His practice includes administrative and constitutional litigation with emphasis in human rights, Indigenous people law, FPIC, and environmental law.