The Glacier Protection Law is one of the cornerstones of Argentina’s environmental protection standards. The reform bill promoted by the government is regressive and unconstitutional, and will ultimately erode the very foundations of legal certainty that it claims to promote.

Glaciers are strategic reserves of freshwater that feed 40% of the country’s river basins, ensuring access to this resource for more than seven million people—nearly 18% of the national population. In addition, glaciers provide water regulation, climate change mitigation, support for specialized biodiversity, and scientific and cultural value.

All bodies of ice included in the National Glacier Inventory are, by definition, strategic water reserves. The Executive Branch seeks to alter this criterion based solely on economic considerations. Protection standards would no longer stem from a general rule grounded in scientific evidence, but instead would depend on administrative decisions subject to political interests and convenience.