LINKS on the Web related to environmental and sustainable tourism in Dominican Republic.
In the official web site of the Secretary of Tourism of Dominican Rep starting at the National Parks andEcotourism: page we find 3 other pages of short english descriptions of National Parks and Ecotourism sites in Dominican Rep. In spanish also: Ecologia y Ecoturismo en la Republica Dominicana a short introduction on Ecotourism, Parques Nacionales y Reservas Naturales de la República Dominicana short descriptions of the Natural Reserves and Parks, and biodiversidad de la Republica Dominicana about biodiversity in Dominican Republic.
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The National Hotel Association - Asonahores Press Kit presents also descriptions and some contact information in the english pages The Dominican Republic is an adventurer's dream, An underwater look at the Dominican Republic; National Park and Dominican National Parks and Nature Reserves. Also The Tourist Guide of Dominicana of Codetel (the main local telephone company) offers in Spanish and English a page on El Ecoturismo en Dominicana-Ecoturism in Dominicana with short descriptive introduction (old - 1995) but links announced in this page do not work |
More scientific descriptions of National Parks, with a lot of pictures (flora and fauna) as part on the UNDP/GEF project on Conservation and Management of Biodiversity in the Coastal Zone web site that includes pages on: |
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Eco-Development
of Samaná Bay and its Surroundings " with descriptions of the eco-activities
in the region this NGO is working with grassroots association on ecotourism
projects. All pages in Spanish
and English, for WHALES
watching Los
Haitises Natural Park (short description) El
Limón , the famous Cascade and its the community ecotourism
association, including recommendations, for the Samaná:
what do do, what not to do.
Check also two full text scientific report: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Conservation and Sustainable Development in and around Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic. 1995. Edited by John Schelhas...and the Samaná Biosphere Reserve, Dominican Republic Sustainable Development Strategy by a group of experts.
In the specialized press we find on the web some articles or travel reports as the journalist this chronic by journalist Joe Harkins The World National Parks with an emphasis on Dominican Rep. Parks and from "Going Places" Adventure Adviser: Adventuring in the Dominican Republic and The Dominican Republic for a budget vacation. In the magazine La Costa an article about raising numbers of visitors to natural parks.
A Los Haitises (national Park) page is Under construction (may 1999)
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Several other sites contain a single page on ecotourism, mainly on natural parks, as:
- The Ecotourism page of the, Consulate of the Dominican Republic in New York, with a list of commercial tour operators and their phone number (in English and Spanish - Island Connoisseur or Caribbean Super Site The Dominican Republic - Flora & Fauna also with site descriptions some contacts in english - The Nando Times Ecotourism in Dominican Republic: Escape your reality A tranquil paradise in the Caribbean |
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