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SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y RECURSOS NATURALES Subsecretaría de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad. Presented by :. “Marine Protected Areas of the Dominican Republic”. Ing. Héctor Iván González Brioso. IABIN Marine Protected Areas Workshop
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SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y RECURSOS NATURALESSubsecretaría de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad Presentedby: “Marine Protected Areas of the Dominican Republic” Ing. Héctor Iván González Brioso IABIN Marine Protected Areas Workshop March 11th-13th of 2008, Ocho Rios Jamaica
Some characteristics of the Dominican Republic • Area: 48,442 km². • Perimeter: 1,963 km (1,575 km of coast and 488 km of boarder with Haiti). • Lowest point is the Enriquillo Lake with 43 m under the sea level and the highest is the Duarte´s Peak with 3,175 m over the sea level, being the highest of the Antilles.
National System of Protected Areas Law 202-04
Objectives of theNational System of Protected Areas 1.-Preserve the representative natural ecosystems of the diverse biographic and ecological regions of the country. 2.- Protect the watersheds, hydrologic cycles, biotic communities, particular genetic resources and the genetic diversity of natural ecosystems and their elements. 3.- Support the development of ecotechnics and improve the rational and sustainable used of the natural ecosystems and their elements. 4.- Protect scenaries and natural views.
Distribution of the protected areas by the Law 202-04 • 6 Scientific Reserves. • 2 Marine Mammals Sanctuary. • 17 National Parks. • 2 Submarine National Parks. • 17 Natural Monuments. • 15 Wildlife Refugie. • 15 Forest Reserve. • 9 Panoramic view. • 3 Recreational National Area. • Total of 86 protected areas, which 34 have already administration. These areas represent the 25% of the national territory.
Marine Protected Areas • Marine Mammals Sanctuary Banco de la Plata y de la Navidad Estero Hondo • National Parks Enriquillo Lake Los Haitises Del Este Jaragua Manglares de Estero Balsa Manglares del Bajo Yuna
Marine Protected Areas • Submarine National Parks Montecristi La Caleta • Natural Monuments Dunas de Las Calderas Isla Catalina • Wildlife Refugie Lagunas Redonda y Limón Cayo Siete Hermanos Laguna Rincón o Cabral
Management Of the 86 protected areas that are included in the National System of Protected Areas, only 34 counts with administration. This administration consist in a manager, supervisor, rangers, secretarys, in the case of marine areas a boat captain, ticket sellers, etc.
Jaragua National Park • Big representation of the dry forest, wetland, mangroves, cultural and historical resources, islands, unique, endemic and endangered species. • Is part of the Biosphere Reserve Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo declared by the UN in 2002
National Park of the East • Protection cultural, historical and marine resources, mangroves, caves, flora and fauna unique and particular, spare areas, ecotourism.
MANGROVES GUMBO LIMBO IRONWOOD SEAGRAPE
FRIGATE BIRD BEARN OWL HISPANIOLAN PARROT HERON WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON STYGIAN OWL PLAIN PIGEON
SOLENODON SEA STAR MANATEES JUTIA SNAKES TURTLE LIZARD
MAJOR PROBLEMS • Un-effectivegarbage control. • Waterpollutionbyboats. • Damagedspeciescausedbythevisitor´simpact. • Fewinfrastructuresfor a goodservice. • No control of chargecapacity. • Fewecologicalpaths. • Forestfires. • No environmentalmanagement control.
Los Haitises National Park • Karstic system, historical and cultural resources, wetland, mangroves, endemic, singular and endangered flora and fauna, wide cave system
Fauna Species Carey (Eretmochelys Imbricata) Cotorra (Amazona Ventralis) Manatí (Trichechus manatus) Solenodonte (Solenodón paradoxus)
Cont. Fauna Barrancolí (Todus Angustirotris) Tórtola Kabiche (Zenaida Macroura
Cont. Fauna Pelícano (Pelecanus Occidentalis) Papagayo (Priotelus Roseigater)
Natural Monument Dunas de Las Calderas • Dunes protection system, most singular dunes of the Caribbean and fauna and flora associated to it
Enriquillo Lake National Park • Biggest lake of the Antilles and serves as protection of endemic species of the region and the island. Crocodriles (american) and iguanas. • Is part of the Biosphere Reserve • Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo declared • by the UN in 2002