HOLY SUNDAY.– He Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MMARN) categorically rejected amparo ruling no.. 0030-1643-2025-SSEN-00786, issued by the Fifth Chamber of the Superior Administrative Court (TSA), which orders the modification of the limits of the Jaragua National Park for the purposes of tourist exploitation.
The institution reported that it is already proceeding through the corresponding legal channels to obtain the annulment of said judicial decision, considering that it constitutes a serious threat against the country’s natural heritage.
As explained by Ministry, the sentence responds to an action filed by a private company that seeks the application of the Law no. 266-04 on lands that, although they were declared a Tourist Hub, are located within a National Park, the highest category of environmental protection established by Dominican legislation.
The MMARN warned that the ruling ignores the national legal system, by using a compliance protection as a mechanism to alter the limits of a protected area, which is not legally appropriate.
Likewise, he pointed out that the decision violates fundamental provisions of the Constitution of the Republic, as well as the General Law of the Environment and Natural Resources (64-00) and the Sectoral Law of Protected Areas (202-04), regulations that guarantee the strict protection of national parks.
The environmental entity warned that this precedent could put the integrity of the National System of Protected Areas at risk, opening the door to interventions incompatible with conservation objectives.
In this sense, the Ministry reiterated that it will exhaust all necessary legal actions to annul the sentence and safeguard the Jaragu National Parka, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to the defense of environmental public interest and the preservation of natural resources for present and future generations.
