The Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources made a tour of the Samaná province this Saturday with the aim of verifying and implementing a series of measures to guarantee the conservation of the environmental reserves of this demarcation located in the northeast region of the country.
During his visit to Samaná, Orlando Jorge Mera visited the Bajo Yuna Mangrove National Park where he promised to set up two surveillance posts to strengthen security tasks, as well as to maintain the mangrove and dragon tree nursery, located in the Caño Crab, from this protected area
Likewise, the minister met with the representatives of the Association of Owners of Playa Bonita, in Las Terrenas, among other community leaders, who expressed that for future tourism projects, environmental and tourism regulations must be respected to keep this destination within development in harmony with the environment.
Orlando Jorge Mera made a commitment with the Playa Bonita Owners Association and community leaders to set up a municipal office for the Environment in Las Terrenas, which will help ensure compliance with environmental standards.
Another of the concerns raised to the head of the Environment by the Playa Bonita Owners Association was the problem of noise pollution in Las Terrenas. To solve this inconvenience, the minister proposed the creation of tolerance zones where festive activities are allowed in places where noise does not represent a nuisance to the community.
The meeting also discussed the management of waste in Las Terrenas and the entire Samaná province, which will be addressed in accordance with the provisions of the General Law of Comprehensive Management and Co-processing of Solid Waste 225-20, which empowers the Ministry of Environment to regulate this issue.
The minister stressed that in Las Terrenas this problem will be definitively solved with the closure of the current landfill, which would function as a transfer station, and the installation of a sanitary landfill.
The Lower Yuna Mangroves is a site of global relevance, recognized by the United Nations, within the framework of the Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, where conservation efforts are carried out in the country for a sustainable environment. This intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources throughout the world was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and entered into force in 1975. Since then, almost 90% of the Member States of the United Nations, from all geographic regions of the planet have adhered to the treaty, including the Dominican Republic.
