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According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coral reefs are dying around the world.
/ A.M. Costa Rica wire services photo



Representatives from the Dominican Republic receive training from Costa Rican specialists
on coral reef conservation




By the A.M. Costa Rica staff


Costa Rican specialists have been providing a week's training on the preservation of natural coral reef to a delegation from the Dominican Republic know as Consorcio Dominicano de Restauración Costera.

Officials have learned that policies for the protection and sustainable management of natural resources, particularly of forests and protected wild areas, as well as coastal marine areas, do not subtract from national development, said Grettel Vega Arce, director of the National System of Conservation Areas.

This training to the specialties of the Dominican Republic has been supported by Germany, through the German Cooperation for International Development and seeks to develop an innovative financial mechanism for the conservation of coral reefs in the Dominican Republic.

The German development agency provides services in sustainable development which promotes economic development through social inclusion and environmental protection.

According to specialists from the Dominican Republic, government funds there are not sufficient for the recovery of degraded reefs and for the protection of degraded reefs, so for that reason they came to Costa Rica to learn.

As A.M. Costa Rica reported Monday, in another coral initiative a group of volunteers planted corals to preserve marine biodiversity in Sámara Beach* in Guanacaste.

Volunteers and scientists are promoting the planting of coral along the Guanacaste coasts to reverse the damage caused by humans to these fragile marine ecosystems.

This project is promoted by the National Learning Institute and the Ministry of Environment.

The director of the coast guard station of Flamingo, Luis Diego Castro Baldizón, reported that during last weekend 40 fragments of juvenile coral were planted, the growth of which will be monitored.

According to Carlos Pérez Reyes, representative of the learning institute, the plan to plant coral started two years ago. Since then, the institute has offered courses in coral gardening to the residents of Sámara, and as part of the project, they have been testing different techniques and materials to carry out the sowing of the coral, which is carried out at a depth of 29 meters.

In addition to all the benefits that these projects imply for the environment, eventually, the planting of coral could become an ecotourism initiative as it would contribute to increasing the tourist attractions that Sámara Beach and Guanacaste already have, officials said. For this reason, the institute gives courses to develop this activity.

More information on planting coral volunteer can be reached at the institute via the phone number 2210-6000.

According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coral reefs are dying around the world. In particular, runoff, pollution, overfishing, blast fishing, disease, invasive species, overuse by humans and coral mining and the digging of canals and access into islands and bays are localized threats to coral ecosystems.




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