Bahoruco Province

Charcoal trade daunts authorities

dr1.com
Oct 31, 2009
 

While Listin Diario features an Army patrol destroying charcoal ovens in the hills near the border and other teams confiscating more than 1,200 bags of charcoal ready for shipment to Haiti, Hoy newspaper writes that there is...

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New Refuge to Protect Migratory and Resident Birds in the Dominican Republic

abcbirds.org
Oct 21, 2009 2 related
 

Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic, has announced the creation of a new refuge "Reserva Biologica Loma Charco Azul" on the northwestern border of Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, a global biodiversity hotspot.

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Dominican soldiers to settle along Haiti border

taiwannews.com.tw
Oct 1, 2009 12 related
 

Authorities plan to relocate soldiers and their families to border communities that are home to thousands of illegal Haitian immigrants and increasingly fewer Dominicans. Dozens of families will move next year as part of a...

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Tourism Threatens Natural Treasure

ipsnews.net
May 30, 2009 1 related
 

PEDERNALES, Dominican Republic, May 30 (Tierramérica) - Jaragua National Park, famous for housing the world’s tiniest reptile, will itself be in danger if the green light is given to mega-hotel projects instead of ecotourism...

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Assistance to Victims of Lake Enriquillo Flooding

wfp.org
May 29, 2009
 

Recurrent heavy rainfalls in the last few months have caused an unprecedented growth of Lake Enriquillo, resulting in a widespread flooding and extensive damage to agricultural and pasture lands in the provinces of...

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