Santo Domingo.- The Environment ministers of Haiti, Cuba and Dominican Republic will sign tomorrow in Barahona (southwest), the Caribbean Biologic Corridor’s Plan of Action Biological, aimed at spurring environmental, social, economic and cultural projects in the region.

The Plan establishes the profiles for projects to be developed in a 1,600 kilometer-long geographic area which links three countries’ landscapes, ecosystems, habitats and cultures, the local Environment Ministry (Semarena) announced today.

The Corridor gives a special category to 61 protected areas, which facilitates investments oriented toward human development, especially those which reduce poverty, improve the quality of life, education, and recovery of zones with a high human impact.

Invited to the signature ceremony are Jamaica’s Health, Forestry and Environment Ministry and Puerto Rico’s Environment and Natural and Resources Department, as observers to participate in the Corridor.

The activity takes place after the 'Forum of interchange on the problem of lakes Azuei and Enriquillo', held Wednesday and Thursday in Haiti. The activity sought to gather knowledge on the Corridor’s ecosystems, define recommendations and identify concrete actions to mitigate the destructive effects of the lakes’ floods of the last two years.

The United Nations Program for Development (PNUD) and the Environment Program (UNEP) support the Corridor as well as the Forum.