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The article discusses the influence of environmental factors on migration movements. Using the example of Mexico, the author seeks to elucidate the subject both theoretically and methodologically. She considers various aspects of the subject, including different definitions of what constitutes and environmental refugee, the relationship of environmental to other social and economic factors in triggering migrations, and social conditions in the villages of Laguna Seca and El Tigre, both in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico.