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Category: Sustainable Pride

Businesses Offering Biodegradable Packaging in the DR
In the Dominican Republic we now have several business offering biodegradable packaging available for consumers to buy and eliminate the use of plastic from their every day lives. For example: EcoLuxeRD is a company that distributes and represents international brands of ecological premium tableware for events and catering as well as for personal use (www.ecoluxerd.com); … Continue reading “Businesses Offering Biodegradable Packaging in the DR”
Documentary Isla de Plastico in Dominican theaters
The film is a documentary (Dominican Republic, 2019) about waste management problems in the Dominican Republic. The film is directed by José María Cabral and relies on Nashla Bogaert of Cacique Films as producer and protagonist. It is available in Dominican theaters. Watch the trailer here.
Ciudad Corazón’s Botanical Garden
We all know about the existence for decades now of the National Botanical Garden in the capital city of the Dominican Republic, named “Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso” (www.jbn.gob.do/). But only a few know about a new Botanical Garden in Santiago de los Caballeros, “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano Fondeur”. The new Botanical Garden, inaugurated in April … Continue reading “Ciudad Corazón’s Botanical Garden”
ES VERDE Awards of Conservation and the Environment
Since the year 2009, newspaper HOY’s En Sociedad magazine and the Puntacana Group each year recognize and highlight the values of those who work in favor of the Dominican Republic’s natural resources and sustainability. During a special ceremony, awards are issued to government and private entities chosen by a jury in the following categories: “The … Continue reading “ES VERDE Awards of Conservation and the Environment”
The La Romana-Bayahibe Tourism Cluster
The La Romana-Bayahibe Tourism Cluster is an organization that for the past 10 years has worked to promote tourism in the region and to bring together industry-related businesses and communities to promote best sustainable collective practices. The cluster has become a model in waste management, recycling and general quality-of-life practices in local communities. Through the … Continue reading “The La Romana-Bayahibe Tourism Cluster”
FUNDEMAR: Facing Challenges to Preserve Coral Reefs and Marine Systems
The mission of the Dominican Foundation for Marine Studies (FUNDEMAR), headquartered in the Dominican eastern city of La Romana is to contribute to sustainable development through research, education and projects that promote the conservation of coastal natural resources and marine life. Its projects include – but are not limited to – the preservation of coral … Continue reading “FUNDEMAR: Facing Challenges to Preserve Coral Reefs and Marine Systems”
TerraVerde RD: Promoting Organic, Local and Sustainable Products
The Dominican Republic has a place that offers customers locally produced ecological fruit and vegetables. It is a way of promoting the love for the organic, and for locally and sustainable produced products. Aside from operating a store that is open from Monday through Friday, on Saturdays they also operate TerraMarket and have home delivery … Continue reading “TerraVerde RD: Promoting Organic, Local and Sustainable Products”
Cacú: The Story of a Dominican Turtle that Will Travel the World
Five years ago, Marvin del Cid, a photographer and journalist for Diario Libre – one of the country’s most important dailies – along with marine biologist Omar Shamir Reynoso, documented the initiative of a group of fishermen from Manresa, an underprivileged neighborhood situated southwest of Santo Domingo. The film shows how these fishermen went from … Continue reading “Cacú: The Story of a Dominican Turtle that Will Travel the World”

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A Sustainable Development Watchdog Initiative in the Dominican Republic

Businesses Offering Biodegradable Packaging in the DR

Documentary Isla de Plastico in Dominican theaters

Ciudad Corazón’s Botanical Garden

ES VERDE Awards of Conservation and the Environment

The La Romana-Bayahibe Tourism Cluster

FUNDEMAR: Facing Challenges to Preserve Coral Reefs and Marine Systems

TerraVerde RD: Promoting Organic, Local and Sustainable Products

Cacú: The Story of a Dominican Turtle that Will Travel the World

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