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03-07-2008, 03:50 PM
Environment Minister Omar Ramirez Tejada has given eight national organizations checks for use in reforestation programs. The funds, US$100,000, were donated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the Facility initiative that provides environmental support to seven countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The funds were handed out during the National Forestation Program (PNF) meeting, which concludes today in Santo Domingo. In all, the DR will receive US$300,000 over three years. The beneficiary organizations are CEUR, Plan Sierra, Enda Dominicana, the San Jose de Ocoa Development Association, the Dominican Forest Chamber, CEDAF, CEPROS, and the UAFAM University.
In related environmental news, the Environmental Ministry has fined the Constructora Joli company RD$372,600 for cutting down trees without permission in the Arroyo Hondo section of Santo Domingo.
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In related environmental news, the Environmental Ministry has fined the Constructora Joli company RD$372,600 for cutting down trees without permission in the Arroyo Hondo section of Santo Domingo.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)