The study República Dominicana: Pobreza Rural y el Sector Agropecuario, (Dominican Republic: Rural Poverty and the Agricultural Sector), prepared by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) by advisor Eugenia Muchnik de R., dated the 30th. of June, considers it imperative that the misuse of natural resources and associated improper practices, be stopped immediately. “There is cause for worry when woods are cut down and the land converted to cattle grazing.