Some 5,600 plant species are found in the Dominican Republic
as well as 20 land mammal species and 303 bird species

Places We Protect

Parque Nacional del Este

This park, on the southeastern tip of the Domican Republic, is an intact coastal ecosystem that provides prime habitat for hundreds of species of plants, birds, fish and other marine animals.

News

The Conservancy's Global Fire Initiative, along with local agencies, completed the first fire management assessment of highland ecosystems in the Dominican Republic.

Conservation Area Plans to better preserve habitats were completed in 2005 for one marine and two terrestrial parks in the Dominican Republic, including Parque Del Este, Armando Bermudez and Juan B. Perez-Valle Nuevo National Parks.

Poverty and Conservation

Listen as Andrés Ferrer, Director of the Conservancy in the Dominican Republic, participated in a live, online audio chat about how he led efforts to bridge the divide between poverty alleviation and environmental protection.

About the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic covers the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. The Nature Conservancy is working with its local partners to protect this rich array of dense mountainous forests, rich pine savannas, mangroves, coastlines, sand dunes, rivers and crocodile-filled saltwater lagoons. Offshore its waters harbor coral reefs, manatees and dolphins.