President Medina inaugurates Santiago Botanical Garden
On Monday 23 April 2018, President Danilo Medina Sánchez, accompanied by the ministers of the Environment and Public Works, headed up the ceremony to inaugurate the first stage of the Professor Eugenio de Jesús Marcano Botantical Garden in Santiago.The area has more than 650,000 square meters, of which more than 12 kilometers are trails for walking and cycling protected by a closed perimeter and permanent security. Over the next months, it was announced that a visitor’s center, a train, a Japanese Garden and a modern events and convention center would open at the Santiago Botanical Gardens.
Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito explained the importance of the project and asked that the citizens of Santiago value it, as it would be one of the most important botanical parks in the Caribbean. During the inauguration, Domínguez Brito also highlighted other projects to protect natural resources such as the agroforestry programs and the recovery of the Valle Nuevo Protected Area, the rescue of the Ozama and Isabela rivers and that of the Yaque del Norte River.
Source: DR1, Eldia
April 25, 2018
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