NewsWhore
07-22-2009, 03:00 PM
Delegations from the DR, Cuba and Haiti have agreed on the basic structure for the Caribbean Biological Corridor, which will include 59 protected areas in the three countries.
The Corridor focuses on the development of conservation policies, bio-trade and ecotourism in each country. It also seeks to preserve endemic species in each protected area.
The delegations held a three-day meeting in Dajabon, on the border with Haiti on the understanding that each country's environment ministry would announce the results of the meetings during the first week of August. The ministries of environment from each nation would announce the results of the meetings during the first week of August.
The Corridor was initially agreed to in 2007 and would encompass 46 protected areas in Cuba, 11 in the DR and 4 in Haiti.
The DR and Cuba have both asked the European Union for EU2.7 million in funds for the project that will cover a land area of 1,600 square kilometers, encompassing mountain ranges, lakes and biosphere reserves.
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The Corridor focuses on the development of conservation policies, bio-trade and ecotourism in each country. It also seeks to preserve endemic species in each protected area.
The delegations held a three-day meeting in Dajabon, on the border with Haiti on the understanding that each country's environment ministry would announce the results of the meetings during the first week of August. The ministries of environment from each nation would announce the results of the meetings during the first week of August.
The Corridor was initially agreed to in 2007 and would encompass 46 protected areas in Cuba, 11 in the DR and 4 in Haiti.
The DR and Cuba have both asked the European Union for EU2.7 million in funds for the project that will cover a land area of 1,600 square kilometers, encompassing mountain ranges, lakes and biosphere reserves.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)