DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Environment Minister invited actress Nashla Bogaert and film director Jose Maria Cabral (Island of Plastics documentary), two local film stars active in conservation, to the signing of the order that bans foam and single-user plastics from Saona Island (Cotubanamá National Park) and Catalina Island in La Altagracia and La Romana provinces.

The Ministry of Environment signed Resolution 0024-2023 on Saturday, 28 May 2023 in Mano Juan Beach of Saona, marking the new effort for the sustainability of the protected areas in the Cotubanamá National Park and Catalina Island. The resolution establishes that tour operators or beach concessionaires that violate the no plastics rule will have their licenses, authorizations or concession contracts revoked or suspended.

Resolution 0024-2023 establishes that within 60 days and with the participation of local...