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“Marine Protected Areas of the Dominican Republic”

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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“Marine Protected Areas of the Dominican Republic”

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  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. National System of Protected Areas Law 202-04

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. Marine Protected Áreas

  10. 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

  11. Jaragua National Park

  12. National Park of the East • Protection cultural, historical and marine resources, mangroves, caves, flora and fauna unique and particular, spare areas, ecotourism.

  13. MANGROVES GUMBO LIMBO IRONWOOD SEAGRAPE

  14. FRIGATE BIRD BEARN OWL HISPANIOLAN PARROT HERON WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON STYGIAN OWL PLAIN PIGEON

  15. SOLENODON SEA STAR MANATEES JUTIA SNAKES TURTLE LIZARD

  16. GENERAL INFOMRATION NATIONAL PARK OF THE EAST

  17. MAJOR PROBLEMS • Un-effectivegarbage control. • Waterpollutionbyboats. • Damagedspeciescausedbythevisitor´simpact. • Fewinfrastructuresfor a goodservice. • No control of chargecapacity. • Fewecologicalpaths. • Forestfires. • No environmentalmanagement control.

  18. Los Haitises National Park • Karstic system, historical and cultural resources, wetland, mangroves, endemic, singular and endangered flora and fauna, wide cave system

  19. Los Haitises National Park

  20. Fauna Species Carey (Eretmochelys Imbricata) Cotorra (Amazona Ventralis) Manatí (Trichechus manatus) Solenodonte (Solenodón paradoxus)

  21. Cont. Fauna Barrancolí (Todus Angustirotris) Tórtola Kabiche (Zenaida Macroura

  22. Cont. Fauna Pelícano (Pelecanus Occidentalis) Papagayo (Priotelus Roseigater)

  23. Natural Monument Dunas de Las Calderas • Dunes protection system, most singular dunes of the Caribbean and fauna and flora associated to it

  24. 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

  25. Enriquillo Lake National Park

  26. Thank You

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