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Ricardo Juárez Palacios, the environmental official who authorized the construction of Malecón Cancún Tajamar in 2005 during the administration of Vicente Fox, was suspended by Mexico's Ministry of Public Administration (SFP) in 2008 after receiving numerous complaints because he granted at least 19 irregular permits with negative environmental consequences.
Juárez, director of Environmental Impact and Risk (DGIRA) from 2001 to 2007, authorized other controversial projects such as Marina Careyes and La Huerta at the Biosphere Reserve of Chamela Cuixmala, Jalisco; the Sea of Cortez or Escalera Náutica, in Baja California, and even a liquefied natural gas terminal of Chevron Texaco in the Coronado Islands, also in Baja California.
In fact, little more than a year before he endorsed the environmental impact study for the Tajamar project, he was questioned by various non-governmental organizations for approving the construction of Costa Cancún, a project similar to Tajamar that included destroying 377 hectares of mangroves.
In 2007 he resigned due to the numerous complaints filed against him. Currently he works as an environmental services consultant.
On his LinkedIn profile, Juárez says that when he worked for the Environment Ministry, the time required to assess environmental impact studies decreased from 245 working days [in December 2000] to less than 60 working days [from 2002 to 2005].
