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12-13-2006, 01:50 PM
Figures presented by the Ministry of Environment show that 60% of Dominicans live along the coast, and another 20% lives within 10 kilometers of the coastline.
Approximately 4.3 million people in 17 of the country's 32 provinces inhabit coastal zones, making use of coastal resources, but at the same time contributing to the deterioration of their sustainable development potential. The Ministry of Environment realizes that there is a need to regulate the use of the coastlines. Furthermore, the Ministry points out that 85-90% of tourism activities take place along the Dominican coastline. "The convergence of all these activities on the coastline make these areas all the more vulnerable," concludes the Ministry.
The Ministry is preparing a sectorial bill aimed at regulating productive and tourism activities and protecting the ecosystems and the 60-meter span of land along the coast. Francisco Ortiz, legal advisor to the Environment Ministry, said that it is time to control and monitor these activities. This has not been done to date because of a lack of funding. The bill has been drafted with cooperation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and technicians from the International Resources Group. Yesterday, a next to last meeting was held at the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena to discuss the proposal with the Navy, Ministry of Tourism, hotel sector representatives and tour operators.
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Approximately 4.3 million people in 17 of the country's 32 provinces inhabit coastal zones, making use of coastal resources, but at the same time contributing to the deterioration of their sustainable development potential. The Ministry of Environment realizes that there is a need to regulate the use of the coastlines. Furthermore, the Ministry points out that 85-90% of tourism activities take place along the Dominican coastline. "The convergence of all these activities on the coastline make these areas all the more vulnerable," concludes the Ministry.
The Ministry is preparing a sectorial bill aimed at regulating productive and tourism activities and protecting the ecosystems and the 60-meter span of land along the coast. Francisco Ortiz, legal advisor to the Environment Ministry, said that it is time to control and monitor these activities. This has not been done to date because of a lack of funding. The bill has been drafted with cooperation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and technicians from the International Resources Group. Yesterday, a next to last meeting was held at the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena to discuss the proposal with the Navy, Ministry of Tourism, hotel sector representatives and tour operators.
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