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Juan B. Pérez Rancier National Park
© Ron Myers
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Madre de las Aguas— “mother of the waters”—covers 1.4 million acres of the central mountains of the island of Hispaniola. Within the region, there are five protected areas: Armando Bermúdez, Juan B. Pérez Rancier (Valle Nuevo), José del Carmen Ramírez, Ebano Verde and Nalga de Maco. The site is a high conservation priority because of the richness and endemism of its species assemblages. For example, over 90 percent of amphibians and reptiles, close to 50 percent of its butterflies, approximately 35 percent of its birds, and nearly 40 percent of its plant species (excluding ferns) are found nowhere else in the world. The region contains the best representations of coniferous pine forest, montane broadleaf and cloud forest on the island.
The fifth LAC FLN workshop was held in Constanza, Dominican Republic.
Nature Conservancy scientists have completed a fire assessment for the country’s highland ecosystems.
Read more about The Nature Conservancy's work in the Dominican Republic.
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