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This page presents information on the studies conducted
since 2006 on marine turtle nesting beaches in the Dominican Republic,
particularly in Jaragua National Park and del Este National Park. These
studies have been made possible by two projects from the Interuniversitary
Cooperation Program of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation,
between University of Valencia (Spain) and
the y Autonomous University of Santo
Domingo
(Dominican Republic)
and a project from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science given to
the University of Valencia, coordinated by the
Marine
Zoology Unit of Cavanilles Institute.
Other participating institutions are
Grupo Jaragua, the Araucaria
Enriquillo Projec, financiado by AECID and implemented by the Ministry of
Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic, the
Santo Domingo Institute of Techonolgy,
The Nature Conservancy , Exeter
University's (UK)
Centre for Ecology and Conservation and the
Ministry of the Environment and
Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic.
In 2008, we received support from the Fundación General de la Universidad de Valencia
(Spain), through the project: "Conservation of marine turtles in the
Dominican Republic and sustainable development of local communities."
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