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01-22-2009, 06:00 PM
The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources and the Santiago Water and Sewer Corporation (CORAASAN) have begun the construction of a park and an ecological corridor along the Beltway Avenue that borders the north bank of the Yaque River that runs through the city of Santiago. The idea is to rescue the area and remove the shanty dwellings that currently line the riverbank.
The ecological and tourist project began with the planting of thousands of acacia, flamboyant, pines, eucalyptus, Juan Primero, rain trees (saman), mahogany and other native tree species.
In the first stage, the corridor will include the middle watershed area of the lakes at Lopez-Angostura-Los Almacigos, and the areas of high urban impact of the city of Santiago. At the project launch, Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal said that this initiative would help recover the spaces needed for the Yaque's ecological balance and Santiago's urban environment.
"This project will help convert the whole area into an ecological riverbank, where the families of Santiago can relax and enjoy themselves", stated Fernandez Mirabal during the event.
The official told Diario Libre reporters that the Environment Ministry would put two brigades on permanent detail to plant trees and reforest the river banks and maintain the area in condition so that it can be studied.
Coraasan director Hamlet Otanez said that the next reforestation day would be held next month in an attempt to recover and save the areas affected by erosion and deforestation.
The Environment Ministry has a wide-ranging program of rescuing the country's watersheds and rivers, including tree planting to prevent ecological damage to the tributaries.
Fernandez Mirabal told reporters that the ministry would spend RD$16 million a month on tree planting through the Quisqueya Verde Plan. Projects will also be started in the areas surrounding the major dams.
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The ecological and tourist project began with the planting of thousands of acacia, flamboyant, pines, eucalyptus, Juan Primero, rain trees (saman), mahogany and other native tree species.
In the first stage, the corridor will include the middle watershed area of the lakes at Lopez-Angostura-Los Almacigos, and the areas of high urban impact of the city of Santiago. At the project launch, Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal said that this initiative would help recover the spaces needed for the Yaque's ecological balance and Santiago's urban environment.
"This project will help convert the whole area into an ecological riverbank, where the families of Santiago can relax and enjoy themselves", stated Fernandez Mirabal during the event.
The official told Diario Libre reporters that the Environment Ministry would put two brigades on permanent detail to plant trees and reforest the river banks and maintain the area in condition so that it can be studied.
Coraasan director Hamlet Otanez said that the next reforestation day would be held next month in an attempt to recover and save the areas affected by erosion and deforestation.
The Environment Ministry has a wide-ranging program of rescuing the country's watersheds and rivers, including tree planting to prevent ecological damage to the tributaries.
Fernandez Mirabal told reporters that the ministry would spend RD$16 million a month on tree planting through the Quisqueya Verde Plan. Projects will also be started in the areas surrounding the major dams.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)