Fwd: Defense of Bahia de las Aguilas(Dominican Republic)]

for the non spanish speakears this is the issue we are discussing theses
days

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 Subject: [cerninfo] Fwd: [carib-biodiversity] Defense of Bahia de las
          Aguilas(Dominican Republic)
    Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 07:23:01 -0500
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> Please forgive cross postings

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> I don't have any special contact or address in DR but I think we
> must do anything we can to protect this area.
> "Don Rodrigo del Caribe" from Guadeloupe.
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> 2. In defense of Bahia de las Aguilas (Dominican Republic)
> The president of the Grupo Jaragua, the ecological group that
> studied
> Jaragua National Park, opposes tourism development of the Bahia de
> las
> Aguilas protected area. President Hipolito Mejia supports a
> proposal
> from Spanish investors to develop the barren southwestern area.
> The seven-kilometer-long Bahia de las Aguilas beach (located
> between
> Punta Chimanche and Punta de Aguilas) is one of the few areas that
> remain as they were when Columbus arrived because of its difficult
> access.
> In an interview with El Caribe newspaper, Ivonne Arias of Grupo
> Jaragua
> described the area as a scientific laboratory for Dominican and
> world
> scientists. She explained that this is more than just a beach. As
> part
> of Jaragua National Park, it is the habitat of endemic and
> endangered
> fauna and flora species, such as the turtle and manatee.
> Arias says construction of any type on the beach would cause its
> gradual erosion. The highly respected biologist emphasized that the
> fine white sand dunes are kept in place by the vegetation. Any type
> of
> construction and even the planting of coconuts would disrupt this
> fragile ecosystem to the point that a hurricane or strong wind
> would
> cause major damage to the beach.
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> Rodrigue ARISTIDE UPC - Communication-Documentation INRA Centre
> Antilles-Guyane Prise d'Eau 97170 Petit-Bourg GUADELOUPE
> Tel : +590-(0)5.90-25.59.27 Fax : +590-(0)5.90.25.59.83
Received on Thu May 9 16:38:09 2002