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01-12-2009, 04:50 PM
Directors of the Plan Nacional Quisqueya Verde say that the DR's forestation levels have increased from 27% in 1997 to 33% in 2008. This means the DR is on track to exceed its goal of 35% forestation by 2015. Technical director Elias Vargas said that new tree planting was proceeding at a faster rate than expected. Plan Quisqueya Verde director Jose Enrique Baez said that almost a million trees are being planted around the DR during planting season. Baez says that Costa Rica, Chile and Bolivia are interested in learning from the experience of the Dominican project with a view to replicating it in their countries, and have sent officials to study its implementation. The Plan Nacional Quisqueya is operating in 70 communities across three provinces of the DR and it is expected that Quisqueya Verde will receive RD$70 million in 2009 to continue its forestation projects.
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