Santo Domingo.- Representative of Samaná province (northeast) institutions yesterday pledged to protect their environment, and signed an agreement with the authorities to advance that cause.
The pact signed with Environment minister Ernesto Reyna includes a campaign to educate and promote citizen participation to protect and conserve rivers, streams and gorges; provide information on sustainable water use, reforest ravaged areas, and prosecute arsonists who unleash wildfires.
The communities will also work to improve waste management, while the authorities will provide trash cans and build a sanitary landfill and fund an anti-din campaign and promote sustainable fishing and tourism practices, and to observe the humpbacked whales.
And to guarantee follow-up to the pact and the Provincial Environmental Agenda, Samana’s key personalities formed the Provincial Environmental Council.
SOURCE: diariolibre.com.do
From: Dominican Republic
Why is this day and age where almost everything recyclable, they are not putting in recycling center then will have very little need for any land fill... BAN Styrofoam, put a deposit on glass and plastic bottles or if not recyclable then don't allow them, most steel is already recycled, use green waste for compost and bio-gas,,, there you go ....what is left to put into land fill?????
I hope this goes well and can make some kind of impact in the communities, so this beautiful area can remain that way.....
Written by: BASTA, 27 Apr 2012 5:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs/Free abortions for all
Pigs cannot be taught Okok they do have smarts.Above a horse but below a cat..
Where?
Michael Jackson LOL He was Fernandies' best Twinkie. How birds stick together.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
They have to get Basta out of there.
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
The first thing is to get rid of the plastic bags in the super markets
Written by: josean, 27 Apr 2012 6:14 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Ricardolito,
Finally we agree on something, I hate those things more than you hate me!
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), The Dentist will see you now
What was the differance between Michael Jackson and a shopping bag.?...................answer....One is plastic and dangerous for children to play with and the other is for carrying groceries
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
mira ..no odio nadie ,,,solomente malas cosas
From: Dominican Republic
Ricardolito,
The first thing is to get rid of the plastic bags in the super markets
There are already alternatives to the standard plastic shopping bag...
So why do we not have them ???
With out taking measures that are already available nothing will change and more crap will continue to flow down the rives and end up on the beaches....
From: Dominican Republic
Written by: BASTA, 27 Apr 2012 5:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Pigs cannot be taught.
Yes I believe they can .. you need to use the one thing they understand.... money... showing how changes can be financially beneficial TO THEM .... if you say it is beneficial to all they will ask but what in it for me.... hahahha
Written by: RoyStone, 27 Apr 2012 8:49 PM
From: Australia
stillhere and Ricky,
I agree absolutely with banning these things, or at least putting substantial bounties on them to ensure they are returned, and where appropriate, re-used or re-cycled. I presented such a proposal to a Deputy Environment Minister (I didn't know there were many of them at the time) however no-one has the guts to present this as a Bill to Congress. Hence "provide trash cans and building a sanitary landfills" is a welcome next-best option. Definitely a move in the right direction and should be supported.
An "an anti-din campaign" would also be most welcome. I noticed the restaurants on the beach in Carbarete provide pleasant background music. It is just that - pleasant and in the background, which is what foreign tourists expect. Who knows, maybe this novel idea might catch on amongst Dominicans too?
Written by: anthonyC, 27 Apr 2012 9:45 PM
From: United States
The first thing they should do is arrest and incarcerate anyone who litters Then you wouldn't need nor feel good advocating these fascists rules like banning a useful product like plastic bags and Styrofoam.
Yes. I said it. Punish those who break the law not those who are responsible.
Written by: xwill7, 28 Apr 2012 12:12 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
dreamk,
You like when your cerveza is in a brown bag?
Written by: anthonyC, 28 Apr 2012 8:17 AM
From: United States
Roy,
You know as well as I do that as soon as you start tossing a first few in jail for littering the rest will get their act together quickly.
Written by: RoyStone, 28 Apr 2012 9:28 AM
From: Australia
True, AC,
but unfortunately for this country, it's not gonna happen.
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), The Dentist will see you now
Xman PBR quarts in brown bag so delicious with pork rinds yum yum
From: United States
Roystone, yesterday i watched a group of people who were getting free food from a government truck. they showed up with various receptacles, among them styrofoam plates, and clamshells. they all sat on the sidewalk eating their rations, and, when the event was over, the area looked like Dresden after the bombings. not ONE person disposed the plate in a garbage can. they left them right where they ate, and walked away. look at the road between La Vega, and Bonao, and ask yourself how a people can be so environmentally apathetic. how can you fix that?
Written by: RoyStone, 28 Apr 2012 10:23 AM
From: Australia
Dready,
I have seen this all over the country. However occasionally I come across a town that is very clean. The people look the same, and seem to speak the same language, however it appears like a totally different country. Perhaps if you found out why there is such a stark difference, you would be well under way towards finding a solution?
From: Dominican Republic
anthonyC
You mean like a those in jail for not following the road rules???
"advocating these fascists rules like banning a useful product like plastic bags and Styrofoam."
And those fascist rules about seat belts and the use of lead in make up, paint or plumbing.. right??
Steps have always been taken to improve life for all and some times need to be made into laws so the improvements remain...
Common sense would tell you not to pour cyanide into the water table, but it does not work to just tell industry not to do it???? ...
So common sense would imply to not keep producing product that don't biodegrade or that can't be recycled, that don't need to be placed in land fill for future generation to deal with...
Is that fascist???
Or is it not leaving mounds of toxic crap and rubbish filled beaches for our children?
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), The Dentist will see you now
Dread serial suicide victim checks in from empty hotel room in playa Dorado with demeaning anti Dominican propaganda.....Tsk. Tsk what would your soul brother poopy have to say about thi
From: Dominican Republic
"serial suicide victim" ??? Sorry what???
that is an Oxymoron... and one of the funnest I have heard.... Like "windows works" "A Fine Mess" "accurate estimate" "among the first"
Serial ... implying repetition...
Suicide victim..... Dead... there for unable to repeat ......
From: United States, I dont even live inside a house , I haunt one!
They need a whole alot of more environmental education programs in dominican republic , before the whole nation drowns on there own trash and brugal .
From: United States
says dreamkiller, another self hating Dominican, who believes that only Europeans should have the right to make critical remarks about the DR.
Written by: dreamkiller, 28 Apr 2012 10:35 AM
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Guayacannes on the beach
Dread serial suicide victim checks in from empty hotel room in playa Dorado with demeaning anti Dominican propaganda.....Tsk. Tsk what would your soul brother poopy have to say about thi
could this be the resurrection of Gouletcolonial- Blutarsky? i think so. what is propaganda about garbage strewn on the roads? you think that if i do not mention it, it will just go away?.
From: United States
says hellborn
Written by: hellborn25, 28 Apr 2012 11:29 AM
From: United States, new jersey
They need a whole alot of more environmental education programs in dominican republic , before the whole nation drowns on there own trash and brugal .
so, dreamkiller, what do you have to say about that one? you think i am the only one perturbed by the garbage? just in case you don´t get it, tourists from clean countries, like Canada, hate to see garbage , everywhere. when they land here, it is not anti Dominican propaganda that makes them aware of it. their own eyes do. numbskull.
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I hope this goes well and can make some kind of impact in the communities, so this beautiful area can remain that way.....
Where?
Michael Jackson LOL He was Fernandies' best Twinkie. How birds stick together.
Ricardolito,
Finally we agree on something, I hate those things more than you hate me!
The first thing is to get rid of the plastic bags in the super markets
There are already alternatives to the standard plastic shopping bag...
So why do we not have them ???
With out taking measures that are already available nothing will change and more crap will continue to flow down the rives and end up on the beaches....
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Pigs cannot be taught.
Yes I believe they can .. you need to use the one thing they understand.... money... showing how changes can be financially beneficial TO THEM .... if you say it is beneficial to all they will ask but what in it for me.... hahahha
I agree absolutely with banning these things, or at least putting substantial bounties on them to ensure they are returned, and where appropriate, re-used or re-cycled. I presented such a proposal to a Deputy Environment Minister (I didn't know there were many of them at the time) however no-one has the guts to present this as a Bill to Congress. Hence "provide trash cans and building a sanitary landfills" is a welcome next-best option. Definitely a move in the right direction and should be supported.
An "an anti-din campaign" would also be most welcome. I noticed the restaurants on the beach in Carbarete provide pleasant background music. It is just that - pleasant and in the background, which is what foreign tourists expect. Who knows, maybe this novel idea might catch on amongst Dominicans too?
Yes. I said it. Punish those who break the law not those who are responsible.
You like when your cerveza is in a brown bag?
You know as well as I do that as soon as you start tossing a first few in jail for littering the rest will get their act together quickly.
but unfortunately for this country, it's not gonna happen.
I have seen this all over the country. However occasionally I come across a town that is very clean. The people look the same, and seem to speak the same language, however it appears like a totally different country. Perhaps if you found out why there is such a stark difference, you would be well under way towards finding a solution?
You mean like a those in jail for not following the road rules???
"advocating these fascists rules like banning a useful product like plastic bags and Styrofoam."
And those fascist rules about seat belts and the use of lead in make up, paint or plumbing.. right??
Steps have always been taken to improve life for all and some times need to be made into laws so the improvements remain...
Common sense would tell you not to pour cyanide into the water table, but it does not work to just tell industry not to do it???? ...
So common sense would imply to not keep producing product that don't biodegrade or that can't be recycled, that don't need to be placed in land fill for future generation to deal with...
Is that fascist???
Or is it not leaving mounds of toxic crap and rubbish filled beaches for our children?
"serial suicide victim" ??? Sorry what???
that is an Oxymoron... and one of the funnest I have heard.... Like "windows works" "A Fine Mess" "accurate estimate" "among the first"
Serial ... implying repetition...
Suicide victim..... Dead... there for unable to repeat ......
Written by: dreamkiller, 28 Apr 2012 10:35 AM
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Guayacannes on the beach
Dread serial suicide victim checks in from empty hotel room in playa Dorado with demeaning anti Dominican propaganda.....Tsk. Tsk what would your soul brother poopy have to say about thi
could this be the resurrection of Gouletcolonial- Blutarsky? i think so. what is propaganda about garbage strewn on the roads? you think that if i do not mention it, it will just go away?.
Written by: hellborn25, 28 Apr 2012 11:29 AM
From: United States, new jersey
They need a whole alot of more environmental education programs in dominican republic , before the whole nation drowns on there own trash and brugal .
so, dreamkiller, what do you have to say about that one? you think i am the only one perturbed by the garbage? just in case you don´t get it, tourists from clean countries, like Canada, hate to see garbage , everywhere. when they land here, it is not anti Dominican propaganda that makes them aware of it. their own eyes do. numbskull.