DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Diario Libre, Listin Diario and many other main-stream media have been covering recent environmental violations, many of which are said to have occurred with the complicity of high-ranking government environment officers.

Making a call to protect water sources and biodiversity, environmentalists speaking during a round table for the Esta Noche con Mariasela variety TV program last week once again called national attention to repeated violations of Environmental Law 64-00 and Protected Area Law 202-04 by Deputy Minister for Protected Areas Federico Franco. The panelists urged President Luis Abinader to take action to defend the water sources and biodiversity of the Dominican Republic. Panel members were Ricardo Ripoll of Somos Pueblo muckraking digital platform; environmental lawyer Nelson Pimentel, UASD environmental coordinator Luis Carvajal and climate...