DR at expo

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The DR was one of two featured countries at the 2008 Zaragoza Expo yesterday when the DR delegation presented its water conservation model, "Madre de las Aguas 2008," which spans four national parks and a scientific reserve located in the Central Cordillera. Seventeen major rivers providing 80% of the DR's water start in these mountains. It is also home to 12 hydroelectric plants and the Pico Duarte, the highest peak in the Caribbean. The Central Cordillera is also known for its biodiversity, with 600 of the nearly 6,000 animal species found in the DR. The Rio Yaque del Norte Basin Recovery Project (PROCARYN) is being completed with a RD$385 million fund set up by the Dominican state, the German aid agency GTZ and private sector funding. Minister of the Environment Omar Ramirez says the conservation initiatives have led to reforestation projects and agro-forestry, helping thousands of people in the area and protecting the environment. The Zaragoza Expo is considered the biggest water festival on earth. It opened on 14 June and continues until 14 September.
For more information, see www.expozaragoza2008.es/Participants/... (http://www.expozaragoza2008.es/Participants/seccion=636&idioma=en_GB.do)

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