Ministry of Environment officials and dozens of volunteers made a wonderful discovery over the weekend while taking part in the International Beaches Cleanup Day. They found eight small hawksbill (carey) turtles at Guibia Beach in the heart of downtown Santo Domingo. The turtles are on the Endangered Species list and thought to be close to extinction because of a loss of breeding areas and human depredation. Read the rest of this entry »

The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo, is launching the Dominican Republic’s most comprehensive environmental protection program in the history of the country.  With a $10 million multi-year grant from USAID funding the expansion, the program will seek to engage industries in sustainable practices, conserve biodiversity and establish stable funding for a network of new and existing protected areas throughout the country. Read the rest of this entry »