108 young people aspire tobe part ofthe First Class of the Environmental Police

108 young people aspire tobe part ofthe First Class of the Environmental Police
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/16/2012

A group of 108 young people was received Monday at the National Environmental ProtectionService (SENPA)during a welcoming ceremony for candidates aspiring to be part of the First Class of the Environmental Police.

The group of candidates is made up of youths from different regions of the country, with environmental sensitivity and the attitude to safeguard natural resources.

The welcoming ceremony was led by Col. Ruben Tiburcio Veloz, director of the National Environmental Protection Service (SENPA for its acronym in Spanish), who was accompanied by the highest ranking officers of the institution, and was held at the Esplanada of the National Music Conservatory, located at Avenida Bolivar.

The young candidates will be trained for eight weeks at the National School of the Environment, in Jarabacoa, in order for them to acquire the technical expertise on environmental protection and the theoretical framework of Law 64-00.

The group of candidates is made up of youths from different regions of the country, with environmental sensitivity and the attitude to safeguard natural resources.

The young people who complete the training will make up the First Class of Environmental Police in the country and will beincorporated into the SENPAas assimilated commissioned officers.

The education of the rangers, who work in different protected areas and national parks and currentlyexceed500 across the country,fallsunder the coordination of the SENPA.

Part of the aspiring young rangers.