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10-01-2009, 06:00 PM
Vice President Rafael Alburquerque and Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal have announced that they will go and see for themselves the encroaching deforestation over the border with Haiti. Listin Diario has been featuring reports showing that Haiti's barren hills are moving east.
The VP and Fernandez plan to tour the area by helicopter to get a better idea of the severity of the problem. Alburquerque acknowledged that "slash and burn" methods are common and not just an issue of the border's Haitian community. Fernandez added that the Ministry has been working on increasing forestation efforts with families on both sides of the border and also contacting international organizations for help and advice.
Increased media coverage and efforts for forestation initiatives come on the heels of National Reforestation Month, which begins in October. Two million trees will be planted throughout the DR during 400 events in October, as part of the Quisqueya Verde program.
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The VP and Fernandez plan to tour the area by helicopter to get a better idea of the severity of the problem. Alburquerque acknowledged that "slash and burn" methods are common and not just an issue of the border's Haitian community. Fernandez added that the Ministry has been working on increasing forestation efforts with families on both sides of the border and also contacting international organizations for help and advice.
Increased media coverage and efforts for forestation initiatives come on the heels of National Reforestation Month, which begins in October. Two million trees will be planted throughout the DR during 400 events in October, as part of the Quisqueya Verde program.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)