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08-18-2009, 05:12 PM
The technicians that are studying the feasibility of the construction of the cement factory near the Los Haitises National Park are here to visit the area. They will visit the community of Gonzalo and the National Park as they evaluate the installation of the factory in a buffer zone of the protected area. According to the Hoy, the exercise will cost the DR government US$100,000.
Valerie Julliand, United Nations Development Program representative in the country, presented the international experts team to the press yesterday. Team members are Juan Mayr Maldonado, the coordinator; Leslie Molerio, Luis Rodriguez, Elias Mujica, Pierre Auger, Eduarto Vadillo, Hernan Mora Corrales and Julio Calderon.
For their background, see http://www.dr1.com/news/2009/dnews081709.shtml#5
Julliand explained that experts hail from several United Nations agencies. Foreigners were chosen for greater objectivity and to avoid the pressures that would fall on local experts. Nevertheless, she pointed out that the studies that would serve as reference for the study, were all done by Dominicans.
She added that the definitive report with conclusions would be presented from 20-30 September, but she stressed that the mission was not serving as an arbitrer in the process. She said the final decision on the continuation of the installation of the cement plant in the buffer zone of the Los Haitises National Park will be made by the Dominican government and the local judiciary.
A team of experts at the Ministry of Environment initially rejected the construction, but Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez said the environmental permission was approved after President Leonel Fernandez favored the location. A judge would later order a halt to construction, until further studies could be made into the potential environmental damages the cement plant could cause.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)
Valerie Julliand, United Nations Development Program representative in the country, presented the international experts team to the press yesterday. Team members are Juan Mayr Maldonado, the coordinator; Leslie Molerio, Luis Rodriguez, Elias Mujica, Pierre Auger, Eduarto Vadillo, Hernan Mora Corrales and Julio Calderon.
For their background, see http://www.dr1.com/news/2009/dnews081709.shtml#5
Julliand explained that experts hail from several United Nations agencies. Foreigners were chosen for greater objectivity and to avoid the pressures that would fall on local experts. Nevertheless, she pointed out that the studies that would serve as reference for the study, were all done by Dominicans.
She added that the definitive report with conclusions would be presented from 20-30 September, but she stressed that the mission was not serving as an arbitrer in the process. She said the final decision on the continuation of the installation of the cement plant in the buffer zone of the Los Haitises National Park will be made by the Dominican government and the local judiciary.
A team of experts at the Ministry of Environment initially rejected the construction, but Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez said the environmental permission was approved after President Leonel Fernandez favored the location. A judge would later order a halt to construction, until further studies could be made into the potential environmental damages the cement plant could cause.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)