Santo Domingo.- After weeks of intense pressure Environment minister Bautista Rojas on Tuesday announced the suspension of all extraction of aggregates and lumbering as long as the drought lasts in the Dominican Republic.
In a statement Environment said the precautionary measure aims to protect the country´s environment and natural resources. «All extraction of construction materials and timber are provisionally suspended throughout the national territory while the dry season continues as a way to protect our natural resources.»
«The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources will continue the efforts to protect and preserve the environmental heritage,” the agency said.
“Faced with the effects of the seasonal drought in the country, the measure is necessary for the population continue to become aware of this phenomenon and take the measures recommended by the authorities.”
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