An interesting article by journalist Odalis Mejia from Hoy newspaper reveals that specialists in a number of fields who are researching Loma Miranda, the hotly disputed, mineral-rich area in the province of La Vega, have identified some 25 plants species that are classified as endangered and come under the international regulations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). The experts also identified six types of ecosystems associated with five types of forests that can be saved under the criteria of the International Nature Conservation Union. The endangered plants include two in critical danger, six endangered and 16 vulnerable species. There is one species, Juan Colorado (Bombacopis emargenata) that has yet to be even classified, and is very limited and considered rare. The information is contained in the report: “Loma Miranda, a Natural Reserve for Conservation” produced by Jose Manuel Mateo, the coordinator of the Environmental Commission of the Dominican Academy of Science.