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01-05-2011, 04:10 PM
According to the official tally, there are 118 protected areas, but of these only 59 are well managed, according to research by specialists Jose Manuel Mateo Feliz and Adolfo Lopez Belaundo. In their book "Protected Areas in the Dominican Republic, Nature in its Pure State" (Areas protegidas de la Republica Dominicana, naturaleza en estado puro), published with the support of the Vicini Group and the Pan American Institute of History and Geography, the researchers report having found 59 protected areas that follow the guidelines established by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Hoy newspaper carries an extensive article on the findings of the research. Of the six categories, only four follow the IUCN guidelines: Areas of Strict Protection, National Parks, Natural and Cultural Monuments and Areas of Habitat Management. The researchers say there is a need for more protected areas and new laws to provide these areas with the support needed.
One of the most interesting areas was also perhaps the smallest: the Scientific Reserve at Villa Elisa. In just 0.2k2 researchers found varieties of orchids, including the elusive "cacatica" (Ondicium henekenii), 138 different flora, 28 of which are endemic species, and 23 species of birds including three on the endangered list: parrots, a variety of the woodpecker and the "cao".
For the full article go to: www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2011/1/5/356512/Cigua-amarilla (http://www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2011/1/5/356512/Cigua-amarilla)
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Hoy newspaper carries an extensive article on the findings of the research. Of the six categories, only four follow the IUCN guidelines: Areas of Strict Protection, National Parks, Natural and Cultural Monuments and Areas of Habitat Management. The researchers say there is a need for more protected areas and new laws to provide these areas with the support needed.
One of the most interesting areas was also perhaps the smallest: the Scientific Reserve at Villa Elisa. In just 0.2k2 researchers found varieties of orchids, including the elusive "cacatica" (Ondicium henekenii), 138 different flora, 28 of which are endemic species, and 23 species of birds including three on the endangered list: parrots, a variety of the woodpecker and the "cao".
For the full article go to: www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2011/1/5/356512/Cigua-amarilla (http://www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2011/1/5/356512/Cigua-amarilla)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)