Revegetation and trans‐boundary natural resources management phase 1 : Massacre and Pedernales rivers watersheds : final narrative report

Abstract

The Frontera Verde programme was inspired by the National Plan Quisqueya Verde of Dominican Republic to provide concrete answers to the environmental issues at the watersheds level. Furthermore, this programme has initiated the establishment of a brigade‐based system for the reforestation of degraded areas on both sides of the border, which facilitates the population’s involvement in the border reforestation and in the watersheds protection. This document is the final technical report of the first phase implementation of the "Revegetation and trans‐boundary natural resources management: Massacre and Pedernales rivers watersheds" project. This report provides, for the period of May 2011 to December 2013, the background elements, activities performed, results and lessons learned from the project implementation. The main objective of the project was to create a favorable environment to restore trans‐boundary ecosystems and reduce vulnerability to climate change in order to improve the living conditions of the Haitian and Dominican populations, especially those that inhabit the watersheds along the border line.