Since January 1999, the rural regional development project ‘Bosque Seco’ (Rational Management of Tropical Dry Forest) in the Southwest of the Dominican Republic is in its follow-up phase. The objective of the project was ...

This chapter provides a detailed account of Hispaniola’s forest ecosystems, highlighting their ecological diversity, current state, and the severe deforestation affecting both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It describes ...

The Association for the Development of San José de Ocoa (ADESJO, in Spanish), in the Dominican Republic, is composed of 152 communities, representing 12,450 families organized into 83 community councils. The association ...

The case of the Association of Agroforestry Producers of Zambrana-Chacuey (Asociación de Productores Agroforestales de Zambrana-Chacuey, APA) in the Dominican Republic is a successful example of how communities equipped ...