Category: Dominican Republic
National Council for Climate Change and the Clean Development Mechanism (Dominican Republic)
National Office of CDM (ONMDL) of ‘National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism’, established by Decree 601-08 in September 2008, has a role of DNA in the Dominican Republic. The Council, headed by the president of the Dominican Republic, is composed of members from relevant authorities and organizations in the fight against climate change and has three branches, Administration, Office of Climate Change, and the Office of Clean Development Mechanism – DNA.
Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARENA)
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Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Dominican Republic)
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, being consistent with the Government mandate, has developed a system to manage services. This model allows citizens to process applications relating to permits and environmental licensing for works or activities which have an impact on the natural resources of the Dominican Republic. This institution covers services including managing protected areas and biodiversity, marine and coastal plans, quality management for the...
Forest Dialogue Working Group (Dominican Republic)
The Forests Dialogue Working group is a permanent body dedicated to the consultation and coordination between actors in the forestry sector for the design and execution of actions, policies and instruments specific proposals in the search for sustainable management of all types of forests in the Dominican Republic. Its mission is to become a permanent platform of concertation, which coordinates public and private stakeholders for the design and execution of actions, policies and...
Constitution of the Dominican Republic
The constitution of the Dominican Republic supports the people, freedom and democracy to establish a Republic free, independent and sovereign, and promotes the unity of the Dominican nation. With relevance to natural resources and deforestation, Article 26 in particular makes reference to that countries economic solidarity among the countries of the Americans and supports any initiatives in defence of their commodities, raw materials and biodiversity.
Central American Commission for Environment and Development
The Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD) is the organ of the Central American Integration System (SICA), head of the regional environmental agenda. Its main objective is "to contribute to sustainable development in Central America, strengthening cooperation and integration arrangements for environmental management" to achieve this objective CCAD has supported the Regional Environmental Plan (PARCA), a strategic tool in environmental aim is to specify the added...
Climate-Compatible Development Plan of the Dominican Republic
The Climate Compatible Development Plans (CCDP) plan identifies the Business as Usual emissions scenario and all the potential abatement measures for the the Dominican Republic, which if implemented, would reduce annual emissions by 65% in 2030. This reduction would mean a 50% reduction in total emissions compared to 2010 emission levels. The Dominican Republic has identified strategies that make the climate-compatible development plan possible, completing the first stage and is issuing its...
Central American Integration System
The Central American Integration System (SICA) is the institutional framework of Regional Integration in Central America, created by the States of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Also involved are the Dominican Republic as an Associated State, the United Mexican States, the Argentina Republic, the Republic of Chile and the Federative Republic of Brazil as a Regional Observer; the...
Plan Sierra
The Plan Sierra began in 1979 with the aim of improving the Central Mountain range, forest coverage, which had reached 22%. Today, the situation has improved to the point where 52% of the land has forest cover. This plan, was created to implement reforestation and developmental strategies in the mountains, in partnership with the Dominican State and civil society. Plan Sierra is the result of a partnership between private and public sectors. The private sector, represented...
Vice Ministry of Forest Resources (Dominican Republic)
The mission of the Vice Ministry of Forest Resources is to promote and ensure the reforestation and sustainable management of forest resources within the framework of implementation of forest policy of the State and the rules governing their use, as well as provide the most up-to-date information on forestry issues obtained from research carried out in the country and in areas of other countries that can apply in Dominican Republic. The Vice Minsitry of Forest Resources is responsible...
