The training on the prevention and control of fires in the wildland-forest interface began this Monday, May 15, with the provision of expertise from the Forest Fire Technical Assistance Team (FAST) in coordination with the Ministry for Ecologic Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain, managed by FAO within the framework of the BPP Project, […]

The members of the SDG Commission of the Yamasá City Council, created by resolution of the Council through the Biodiversidad en Paisajes Productivos Project -BPP-, shared their experience in the application of the knowledge and tools acquired in the capacity building process on SDGs and the 2030 Agenda. During “The 2030 Agenda as an opportunity

Progress towards implementation goals of the project During the first week of May, a programmatic monitoring session was held for the project in the pilot zone of Rancho Arriba, San José de Ocoa, with the visit of Mrs. Clara Fernández, Monitoring Officer of the Environment and UNDP Sustainability. The goal of this monitoring was to

Training in investigation of causes and statistics of forest fires began last Monday, May 8, with the provision of expertise from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain, managed by FAO within the framework of the project Effective conservation of assets and ecosystem services in threatened productive mountain landscapes, BPP. 35

During the month of April, together with INDOCAFE technicians, the third session of the Field Schools organized by the BPP project was held in the communities of Ángel Feliz, Higo de la Cruz and El Maniel, and it was also the first session held in the community of Bonete, La Descubierta, of the Independencia Province.

In a workshop held last Tuesday on March 28, 2023, the Update of the baseline of forest fires in the Dominican Republic was presented. The workshop was coordinated by the Biodiversidad en Paisajes Productivos project and the presentation was in charge of Martin Rapily, who, among other information, explained how the areas of the country

A recent case: For months, several forest fires have occurred in different localities of the national territory, the most mentioned being the one registered for more than a week in Valle Nuevo, which was even compared to the forest fire that occurred in the same place in 1984 where they burned some 2000 land areas

With the support of the technical team of the Ministry of Environment, more than 30 people participated in this basic fire control technique course, which aims to strengthen the capacities of the fire brigades, so that they can give a timely response on occasions that the situation warrants it.

The BPP team moved to one of our pilot sites, Yamasá, to participate in the San Antonio cultural fair with the aim of sharing with visitors the topic of sustainable landscape approach and its importance. At our fair project stands and through contests and games we educate participants on the main issues that encompass the

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