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Environmentalist Ivonne Arias highlighted that environmental prevention policies must be created and monitored.
In the Dominican Republic, it is necessary to enforce environmental laws, create education and awareness policies, and impose consequences for those who violate regulations, according to environmentalist Ivonne Arias, who is referring to the constant pollution of the country’s rivers.
“There has to be control, application of the law, and there must be consequences, since without these, we will not get ahead in terms of environmental preservation,” he said.
When referring to companies, he said that the businessman who dumps waste into rivers can not only be financially fined but also arrested, because damage is being done to the environment.
“It has caused damage to the river and the water that an entire citizenry uses and that must have a consequence,” he said.
He pointed out that in other countries, there is first education about caring for the environment and natural resources, and then respect for them.
He specified that by throwing waste into rivers, not only is the water damaged, but it is also deprived of the oxygen that plants need. “Take the law and apply it. That even officials who violate the law be subdued and detained,” he insisted.
The specialist also highlighted that prevention and monitoring policies must be created.
“If the cases are not followed up, they repeat,” he said.
He explained that there must be surveillance and monitoring of the rivers.
“If there were, for example, a surveillance system in the rivers, to prevent companies and people in particular from contaminating them, it would be preventive, because the idea is not to have to apply the law because there is a crime,” he said.
Understand that we need to see what planning the authorities have for environmental care.
He acknowledged that some authorities and private institutions have made great efforts.
He mentioned that the bureaucracy in institutions related to the environment must end.
“We must respect the laws and fight for the objectives,” the environmentalist reiterated. Arias.v
Laws in this country are ignored because the people know they are not enforced.
Agreed. And without enforcement, there’s no penalty and people don’t change unless it affects them directly.
The world forgets that 75% of Dominican population is under educated and does not mind throwing garbage on the street and living among crumbling infrastructure as long as they can dance with loud music and eating alot of chicharon. Unfortunately the poor population with all these denbow kids procreate between 3-4 kids each that are utter worthless to the Dominican society and will receive no education in regards to pollution and civilized behavior.
I like to hear from you Paul. one thing for sure is the police only go after kids with their motorcycles because it is easy and easy money. they extort the kids. the police need to fine all who throw a piece of paper on the ground wherever they feel like it. the government needs to go after their own for stealing the cities money. this will give them the money to pay for the cleanup. you guys are right. the corruption is so deep here taught from a very young age I do not think I will see any changes here in my lifetime. the corruption and the ways of the people is so part of their lives that none of us is going to change things. I think the way the Dominican Republic is going it will be a downfall for the country. look at boca Chica. another issue. the roads are so bad in boca Chica that it is impossible to drive down many of the roads. you need a caterpillar, not a jeep. they have no plan or way of fixing the roads. they never do. like the garbage. there are more rats living here than people. the road crews cut the grass but all that does is expose the years of garbage thrown out the windows. looks terrible. the list goes on and on. electricity goes out 5 plus times a day. everything is a scam and done half ass.