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Ricardo García / El Dia

Ricardo García, former director of the Dr. Rafael Moscoso National Botanical Garden, a professor at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, and a member of the Academy of Sciences, is vehemently opposing government plans to use parts of the Botanical Garden for the expansion of República de Colombia Avenue. He stated that this would cause “irreversible damage” to an environment recognized as one of the top 10 botanical gardens in the world, as reported in El Dia.

“I am radically opposed to the National Botanical Garden being mutilated to use its space for the expansion of República de Colombia Avenue. They intend to take around 11,000 square meters of this area, which contains vital parts of the Garden,” García declared. He lamented that as this “ecological lung” approaches its 50th anniversary on 15 August 2026, its “gift” would be its...