Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito has announced that in February 2017 all of the families living on land in the parks of Sierra de Bahoruco and Los Haitises will be moved.
He said the measures are to preserve the national parks and their water resources. Domínguez Brito added that many of the underground water sources which come from Los Haitises and that fill the wells for cattle raising and agriculture are drying up and therefore the deterioration of the area’s natural resources needs to be reversed.
He went on to say that the rescue of forests, hydrographic resources and protected areas is a priority for the administration of President Danilo Medina.
He warned that seawater was now penetrating the underground rivers in Los Haitises. This means the wells may fill with salt water rather than fresh water if the present situation is not corrected.
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Al Momento
31 January 2017
