22550-MIRENEM are hereby amended and supplemented to read henceforth as follows:
“Article 1°-The mangrove areas adjacent to the continental and insular coastlines are hereby declared Wetlands, whatever their extent, which shall be considered a new category of use, being a multiple-use area.
“Article 4°-The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines may only grant concessions for the extraction of firewood, bark, charcoal, props, and poles for electric lighting, under management plans, framed within the concept of sustainable development. The concessions shall be granted by the Dirección General Forestal, in accordance with the provisions of article 55 of the Ley Forestal No. 7174, with the prior approval of the Dirección General de Vida Silvestre.” “Article 7°-Any activity aimed at interrupting the normal growth of the mangrove is hereby totally prohibited, such as the construction of dikes that prevent tidal flow, draining, landfill, or any other alteration that eventually leads to its elimination. Those areas that have been stripped of mangrove shall maintain their status as such.”