Víctor Manuel Toledo Manzur

Víctor Manuel Toledo Manzur (born 1945)

Education and professional career Toledo Manzur has both a master's degree and a doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and has published 200 professional papers and 20 books. In 2001 he was one of ten people chosen by the Spanish magazine Medi Ambient , as references of contemporary environmental thought.

Toledo Manzur came under fire in August 2020 when an audio of a March 2020 meeting wherein he criticized A MLO and his government of the Fourth Transformation became public. He had earlier criticized the environmental impact of the Mayan Train, a major infrastructure and economic development project in the south of the country. and with Alfonso Romo, AMLO's Chief of Staff, whom Toledo Manzur has accused of "blocking" environmental and alternative energy projects.

Greenpeace Mexico expressed its support for Toledo Manzur, while Javier Villareal Gámez of the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) called for his resignation. Despite calls for Toledo Manzur's resignation, AMLO on August 6 expressed his support.

Toledo resigned because of health reasons on September 2, 2020 and will return to his academic work. He was replaced by María Luisa Albores González, formerly Secretary of Welfare.

Political positions Toledo is known for his pro-human rights, pro-ecology, and pro-consumer views and his opposition to big business. No sooner had he been sworn in at SEMARNAT than he took the side of Germán Martínez Cázares, Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in his fight for workers' rights as opposed to the needs of the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SCHP). In December 2019 he pushed for a ban on Glyphosate-based herbicides. He is an ally of Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez in his opposition to sugary drinks and junk food. and environmental grounds, although he is not an outright opponent. He has supported the construction of the refinery in Dos Bocas, Veracruz sighting the need for energy independence.

Victor Toledo's greatest controversy came after the release of a March 2020 audio recording in which he criticized AMLO's administration for a lack of direction. He criticized the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development for its support of agribusiness, the Secretariat of the Interior for its support of construction of a brewery in an area susceptible to drought, and Alfonso Romo's general opposition to environmental concerns.

AMLO announced his support for a ban on glyphosate-based herbicides on September 2, 2020, the same day that Toledo resigned from his position at SEMARNAT. Toledo's opposition to the use of glyphosates appears to be the main reason he was pushed out of his post, and the government has had to provide protection since Toledo's home was attacked by pesticide advocates.

Personal life Víctor Manuel Toledo Manzur was born in Mexico City on October 18, 1945.

Publications Victor Toledo has written 12 books and 40 scientific articles. La Ecologia del ejido: hacia una estrategia de eco-desarrollo en México. México, 1976 Ecología y autosuficiencia alimentaria. México, 1985 La Producción Rural en México: alternativas ecológicas. 1989 México: diversidad de culturas. México, 1995 Toledo, V.M. y N. Barrera-Bassols. 2008. La Memoria Biocultural. Icaria Editorial.