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11-04-2011, 04:30 PM
The Ministry of Environment, the Los Haitises Karst Foundation (Funkarst) and the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht are working together to set the boundaries to the Los Haitises National Park. The first boundaries were placed this week during an event held in Laguna Cristal, Monte Plata province. Attending were Minister of Environment Ernesto Reyna, Fundkarst director Bernardo Vega and Odebrecht general manager Marcos Vasconcellos. Also attending were Canadian Ambassador Todd Kuiack, Nestor Sanchez and Eddy Silva of the Nature Conservancy, and Horacio Ornes and Anelya Nikolova of Save the Children. FUNKARST is a not-for-profit organization that has been managing the area with Ministry of Environment supervision since August 2010. The Ministry said that setting the boundaries was essential to stop the destruction of the fauna and flora of the park, for the park security and for improving facilities by the Ministry of Environment so that in a short time the protected area can have the infrastructure in place for the general public to enjoy its attractions. The lack of clear signage and boundaries has led to the detrimental exploitation of the lands.
Also participating in the ceremony were Manolo Despradel and Luis Carvajal of Funkarst, Prieto Tours president Ramon Prieto, Tropigas president Carlos Jose Marti, Oscar Imbert, and Claudio Castro of Odebrecht.
Los Haitises is a karst area covering 1,600km?, with proven valuable natural biological diversity, but also historical, cultural and anthropological diversity. An estimated 700 species of plants and 154 species of birds inhabit the area. This led the government to declare it a protected area in 1968 (Law 244-68) the base for its incorporation into a National Park in 1976 with Law 409. Today it falls under the Sectorial Law of Protected Areas 202-04 and has been reduced to a National Park covering an area of 632.14km?. The park consists of karst relief areas, wet forests, mangroves and a large number of caverns with cultural and historical value.
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Also participating in the ceremony were Manolo Despradel and Luis Carvajal of Funkarst, Prieto Tours president Ramon Prieto, Tropigas president Carlos Jose Marti, Oscar Imbert, and Claudio Castro of Odebrecht.
Los Haitises is a karst area covering 1,600km?, with proven valuable natural biological diversity, but also historical, cultural and anthropological diversity. An estimated 700 species of plants and 154 species of birds inhabit the area. This led the government to declare it a protected area in 1968 (Law 244-68) the base for its incorporation into a National Park in 1976 with Law 409. Today it falls under the Sectorial Law of Protected Areas 202-04 and has been reduced to a National Park covering an area of 632.14km?. The park consists of karst relief areas, wet forests, mangroves and a large number of caverns with cultural and historical value.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)