Puntacana Resort & Club won the Regional Award for the Cleanest Production 2008 granted by the Commission for Central American Environment and Development . The commission works for sustainable development in Central America and the Caribbean, strengthening cooperation and integration for environmental management. Puntacana Resort & Club was best in the Caribbean in the category “materials”, for PESCA, its environmentally sustainable coastal areas management. PESCA’s mission is to protect and restore the coral reefs of Punta Cana by involving fishermen and other stakeholders in the monitoring, regulation and conservation efforts in Punta Cana. The resort competed against 71 other projects presented by entities in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the DR.