Green, white, and blue. Isla Saona.
Santo Domingo. - A recent Yale University study ranked Dominican Republic 33rd among the greenest countries, Environment minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal said Thursday.
“To be among the world’s top 35 greenest countries is a recognition of the efforts by nongovernment and government organizations, academies and the Dominican people to benefit the environment and natural resources” Fernandez said.
He recognized however that it also represents “a challenge because from now on it’s necessary to improve that position.”
Yale University’s Environmental Performance Index (EPI) evaluated carbon and sulphur emissions, water purity and conservation practices.
Fernandez, taking part in the closing of the 8th technical meeting of the Biological Corridor of the Caribbean, said the project seeks to integrate Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica, among others islands in a common effort to draft joint policies to defend the biodiversity, protect nature and develop the natural resources’ common potentialities.
In the meetings during three days in the Santo Domingo Technological Institute (INTEC), the technical delegations proposed a Joint Operation Plan among the corridor’s current members.
Written by: xwill7, 24 Apr 2009 10:11 AM
From: United States, Chicago
the use of propane in vehicles has helped, but DR should make cars pass an air quality test each year. Sometimes you can not even see due to all of the smoke coming out of some cars
From: Dominican Republic, Punta cana
It is sad to see the wholesale destruction of the rivers for sand to be used in construction. Back in 1988 an antrhopologist from the University of Florida told me back then that more than 200 rivers and streams have been lost due to excavation and deforestation.
The govt. has to have zero tolerance for deforestation and the destruction of the river beds.
Written by: antonio1, 24 Apr 2009 2:50 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
LF stated the national reforestation "Isla Verde” in October 2006 as a mean of reducing mudslides and improving air quality and is paying of.
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
the per capita acres in National Parks is one of the very highest in the world Top 5 this combined with many miles of unspoiled coastline cancel out the visible urban sprawl and bad industrial habits that can be modified and diminished over the next decade under the future president Jaime David
Written by: Belly, 24 Apr 2009 9:08 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco and Houston,Texas
Come on people this is something good to know we are 33 of 149 countries where the study was conducted. We have some work to do to make it to the first spot but this is a lot higher than many of you were expecting.
Written by: razon, 24 Apr 2009 9:17 PM
From: United States, Pensacola, Florida
Which country was number one? Maybe we can employ some of the measures taken by the greenest country.
Written by: Belly, 24 Apr 2009 9:24 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco and Houston,Texas
Here is the link to the study and Costa Rica is number 1 which doesn't surprise me since i been there before and they really take the enviroment seriously which is something we can immitate from them and as well as other thing is general to improve our country in general.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/98010?tid=relatedclWe are so quick to critisize and we should be the same to cheer it when reports like this one come up.
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Belly,
Thanks for posting link.
Now that I see Haiti, a heavily deforested country and with not known or viable recycling or similar programs, made list at No. 119, I have no respect for this document. Paper and content are worthless, and it's not even good for toilet paper because it is too rough and also contains potentially carcinogenic ink products.
Written by: antonio1, 24 Apr 2009 11:28 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
PuntaCanaMike, I see you have not been in San Juan, PR or Fresno, CA; did your Dominican boyfriend treated you that bad...for you to come with that absurb statement that DR is dirty.
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
tony uno gives mikey a whack with the old pinata stick
From: United States, "La matabugas, matabocones, matacobardes y azarosos".
Campos aiand rivers are clean.
Cities with the motoconchos and old car mufflers are a dissater.
Water conservation? Non existing in DR, lets hope that improves.
Written by: Sajomero, 27 Apr 2009 5:55 PM
From: United States, Santiago de los Caballeros
Good for us!!! Lets not be so quick to critizice and discredit this rating. The fact that Haiti places at 119 doesn't make this listing a fake. Inspite of all of its horrors, there are still some forests, national parks and lots of biodiversity in those places. The Pic Macaya National Park (55 km2, IUCN category II), La Visite National Park (20 km2, IUCN category II) and Foret de Pins National parks all offer a last refuge for endemic and native species. When you campare Haiti to countries like Niger which is mostly a vast desert with a huge dried up lake or Sierra Leone where rapid deforestation, water poisoning with heavy metals for gold extraction, severe pesticide use for plantations and a booming population, it does come up on top. Haiti needs help, but there are many other places on this planet suffering bigger pains.
Written by: tejano, 29 Apr 2009 5:46 AM
From: United States
I think the high ranking has to do with the reduced amount of electricity being used in the country. The government has institued a nationwide environmental protection plan by not providing electricity. While suffering in the dark due to blackouts, people don't realize they are actually contributing to necessary environmental protection measures. Even better, the employees of the electrical companies (real or not) get paid a lot of money for not providing electricity. What a country.
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Tejano presents us with an interesting theory that is quite possible en El Pais de las Maravillas where everything is possible
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The govt. has to have zero tolerance for deforestation and the destruction of the river beds.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/98010?tid=relatedcl
We are so quick to critisize and we should be the same to cheer it when reports like this one come up.
Thanks for posting link.
Now that I see Haiti, a heavily deforested country and with not known or viable recycling or similar programs, made list at No. 119, I have no respect for this document. Paper and content are worthless, and it's not even good for toilet paper because it is too rough and also contains potentially carcinogenic ink products.
Cities with the motoconchos and old car mufflers are a dissater.
Water conservation? Non existing in DR, lets hope that improves.