Environment

Geologist Calls for Chavón and Maimón Dams to Secure Water Supply in Punta Cana for 50 Years

The Dominican Republic’s eastern province of La Altagracia faces growing pressure on its water resources,...

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Snake encounters can be alarming, particularly for people unfamiliar with the wildlife of the Caribbean. In the Dominican...

Forest fires across the Dominican Republic have reached a scale that environmental groups say requires a stronger national...

Tourism is one of the Dominican Republic’s most important economic activities, but its success also creates a structural...

Gabriel Valdez Sierra, a Dominican agronomist and author, is calling for stronger action to protect natural resources and...

For centuries, earthquakes in the Dominican Republic have been documented mainly through historical accounts of damage, shaking and...

Authorities have dismantled a system used to extract and transport water directly from Río Partido in La Confluencia,...

The Dominican Republic has designated its most important water infrastructure and ecosystems as assets requiring special protection under...

The Dominican Republic has made substantial economic progress, but a new assessment prepared for the International Fund for...

Heavy machinery currently operating along the Haina River is being used for an environmental rehabilitation project launched in...

For a country whose economy, population and natural heritage are closely tied to the coast, sustainability cannot be...

Mangroves are often discussed as an environmental asset: coastal forests that provide habitat for fish and wildlife, store...

Las Cuevas del Pomier, a vast limestone cave system in San Cristóbal province, preserve more than 6,000 pictographs...

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