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Economy April 5, 2017 | 9:10 pm

Vast forests at heart of Environment’s east region ‘water plan’

Santo Domingo.-  Environment minister Francisco Dominguez on Wed. announced the start of construction of the "Water Plan" of the country's eastern region, with Lost Haitises National Park at the center of the ambitious project. During a conference at UFHEC University, La Romana campus, the official said the plan aims to recover the region's main water sources to guarantee its quantity and qual... Read more

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