the environmentalist Luis Carvajal yesterday denounced that the Francisco Alberto Caamaño National Park It is affected by nearly a thousand active ovens to manufacture charcoal and by the continuous extraction of guayacán wood and other trees, which endangers this natural reserve.
The defender of the environment assured that this ‘horrendous crime’ it happens in the same way in most of the Dominican forests.
The future is hunger and thirst
Carvajal stated that the future and the present of the Dominican Republic are turning it into smoke, ashes, hunger and thirst.
“Water, agricultural production, climate balance, biodiversity, ecological tourism, sustainable development, security in the face of extraordinary events, social and environmental resilience are words that sound very good in official speeches and documents, although what happens in the territories would require using their antonyms. ”, expressed Carvajal in a communication.
The ecologist pointed out that what is happening in the Francisco Alberto Caamaño National Park is a sign that the country is advancing sustained and sustainable way to ultimate disaster.
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He stated that the authorities of the Ministry of the Environment, the commanders of the National Environmental Protection Service (SENPA) or Environmental Police, the provincial governors and the mayors are aware of this situation.
Don’t matter to the government
In the opinion of Luis Carvajal, this reality does not seem to matter to the Government, because they are busy in public-private alliances, in trusts and in communicating what has changed the country, although everything remains the same.
He maintained that he is aware that complying with and enforcing the law affects the de facto powers, his own and adverse comrades, those who feed or are fed by the party system and past, current or potential future voter financiers.
“The burial continues. Let us not forget that the corpse in the coffin is us, all of us without exception, ”she expressed.
The Francisco Alberto Caamaño National Park was created to conserve the portion of the Central Cordillera that touches the Caribbean Sea, where there is a specialized biodiversity with latitudinal zones that combine with views of the Ocoa Bay and Caracoles Beach.
