Dominican Republic
katharina
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28 Oct 2011
Sandwatch seeks to modify the attitudes and lifestyles of children, youth and adults on a community-wide basis by developing awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely. It is an educational process through which school students and community members work together to monitor their beach environments, critically evaluate the problems and conflicts, and address those issues in a sustainable manner. With a strong field monitoring component...
katharina
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27 Oct 2011
The rational of this initiative is to enable the exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices between SIDS in the Pacific and the Caribbean, in order to find suitable solutions and replicate best practices for addressing the various threats posed by climate change and natural disasters.
The expected outcome is to strengthen safety and resilience of Pacific and Caribbean SIDS’ communities to a range of natural hazards by facilitating and supporting a South-South cooperation...
Beth
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24 Jun 2011
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Port-au-Prince – Haiti and the Dominican Republic kicked off a joint project last month to increase vegetation cover and improve living conditions for people on both sides of the countries’ shared border.
The two neighbours, sharing the island of Hispaňola, launched a four-year project, Green Border (Frontera Verde, in Spanish), to reduce high levels of natural disaster risk for local inhabitants along the border that runs through several rivers and watersheds.
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admin
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26 Apr 2011
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[Ramsar Press...
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Secretariat) has reported that the Government of the Dominican Republic designated the Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón as its second Wetland of International Importance.The refuge includes a freshwater lagoon, permanent and stationary rivers and inundated agricultural areas. The site provides habitat for species listed as vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red...
