The director of the National Office of Lomé IV, Angel Lockward, and the National Parks Department Director, Captain Rhadames Lora Salcedo, have announced an EU contribution of RD$10 million to help preserve the national parks of Los Haitises, Caño Estero Hondo, and the Parque Nacional del Este. Captain Lora Salcedo and Mr. Lockward said that the project which, when combined with financial contributions from the European Development Foundation and the Dominican government will total approximately RD$64,000,000, will benefit 16 communities. The scheme will include the development of the parks’ infrastructures, research, the publication of literature to educate residents on the preservation of the areas, and “the general protection of the parks.”
12-18 April 1996