The Ministry of Environment is calling on owners of forestry lands to cooperate with specialist personnel working on the National Forests Inventory (2014-2015). The survey will take place through March 2015 at a cost of RD$80 million. The experts will be measuring the amount, composition, quality of the forests with a physical monitoring and satellite monitoring, to determine the size of the lots, the height of the trees, as well as making other assessments. <\/p>\n
The first inventory, which was carried out by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) from 1969 to 1971, established that 23% of the land was forested. However, satellite monitoring in recent years suggests that forestry coverage has increased to 39%.<\/p>\n
The Ministry staff members are working alongside specialists from the German Cooperation Agency (GIZ) that is helping with the survey. <\/p>\n
For more in Spanish: <\/p>\n
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The Ministry of Environment is calling on owners of forestry lands to cooperate with specialist personnel working on the National Forests Inventory (2014-2015). The survey will take place through March 2015 at a cost of RD$80 million. The experts will be measuring the amount, composition, quality of the forests with a physical monitoring and satellite … <\/p>\n