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Fausto Gómez Pezzotti
TNC-Dominican Republic Program
Conservation ApproachConservation Approach
To fulfill our long-term vision and achieve To fulfill our long-term vision and achieve
our goals, The Nature Conservancy employs our goals, The Nature Conservancy employs
an integrated conservation process an integrated conservation process
comprised of four fundamental comprised of four fundamental
components:components:
Setting prioritiesSetting priorities through through
ecoregional planning and global ecoregional planning and global
habitat assessments. habitat assessments.
Developing strategiesDeveloping strategies at multiple scales to address at multiple scales to address
ecoregional priorities and global threats. ecoregional priorities and global threats.
Taking direct conservation actionTaking direct conservation action; and ; and
Measuring conservation successMeasuring conservation success..
Setting PrioritiesSetting Priorities
The Conservancy sets priorities two ways: The Conservancy sets priorities two ways:
through global major habitat type through global major habitat type
assessments and through ecoregional assessments and through ecoregional
planning. planning.
GREATER CARIBBEAN ECOREGIONAL PLAN - GEOGRAFIC AREA
Developing StrategiesDeveloping Strategies
Single-AreaSingle-Area StrategiesStrategies For all priority conservation areas in which For all priority conservation areas in which
the Conservancy invests resources directly the Conservancy invests resources directly or through partnerships, we employ theor through partnerships, we employ the 5-S 5-S Framework for Conservation Project Framework for Conservation Project Management.Management.
The 5-S planning approach The 5-S planning approach focuses on the following focuses on the following
components:components:
1.1. SystemsSystems
The focal conservation targets and theirThe focal conservation targets and their
key ecological attributes.key ecological attributes.
2.2. StressesStresses
The most serious types of destruction orThe most serious types of destruction or
degradation affecting the conservationdegradation affecting the conservation
targets or key ecological attributes. targets or key ecological attributes.
3.3. Sources of stressSources of stress
The causes or agents of destruction orThe causes or agents of destruction or
degradation.degradation.
4.4. StrategiesStrategies
The full array of actions necessary toThe full array of actions necessary to
abate the threats or enhance theabate the threats or enhance the
viability of the conservation targets. viability of the conservation targets.
5.5. Success measuresSuccess measures
The monitoring process forThe monitoring process for
assessing progress in abating threatsassessing progress in abating threats
and improving the biodiversity health of and improving the biodiversity health of a a
conservation area.conservation area.
Taking ActionTaking Action
In keeping with the Conservancy’s In keeping with the Conservancy’s
commitment to results, the bulk of our commitment to results, the bulk of our
resources—human and financial—are resources—human and financial—are
focused on implementing well-conceived focused on implementing well-conceived
conservation strategies.conservation strategies.
Measuring SuccessMeasuring Success
For purposes of assessing For purposes of assessing
progress toward our mission, progress toward our mission,
The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy
defines conservation success asdefines conservation success asthe combination of three outcomes: the the combination of three outcomes: the
maintenance of viable biodiversity, maintenance of viable biodiversity,
abatement of critical threats, and effective abatement of critical threats, and effective
protection and management of places where protection and management of places where
we take action with partners.we take action with partners.
A unique Dominican case which is a result, A unique Dominican case which is a result,
among some other facts, of the assisting among some other facts, of the assisting
conservation actions of TNC in the conservation actions of TNC in the
Dominican Republic.Dominican Republic.
“ “LOS DAJAOS”LOS DAJAOS”
Madre de las Aguas
Mother of the Waters
Madre de las Aguas comprises some
320,000 hectares within the Central
Mountain Range (Cordillera Central) of
the Dominican Republic; this ecoregion is
integrated by five national parks and two
reserves with a territory under protection
equivalent to 7% of the nation’s land
mass.
Why the Conservancy Works Here:
Unsustainable logging, uncontrolled fires, slash
and burn agriculture, expansion of sun-grown
coffee fields and hillside farming are causing soil
erosion and significant species loss.
Strategies being proposed by the Conservancy to
mitigate these threats are: reforestation, and
providing help to partner organizations that
undertake economic and community development
projects to build support for conservation work
and alternative livelihoods.
Madre de las Aguas
Los Dajaos *
La Paloma
Los Dajaos
Arroyo Dulce
Piedra Llana
El Manguito
Los Marranitos
Josafá
El Bolo
Los Dajaos watershed
Agriculture on high slope
A plot ready to be planted
A plot ready to be planted
Conuco
Nursery - Strawberry
Strawberries are kept in bags
Strawberry bundle
Strawberry nursery on deep slope
Nursery300m² = ½ tarea
Materials Unit Amount Cost/Unit Total RD$ Total US$
1.Plastic roll Roll3x6
0m 1 5,265.00 5,265.00 150.43
2.Natural structure frame (poles) 1 10,000.00 10,000.00 285.71
3.Irrigation system for plastic bags 1 40,000.00 40,000.00 1,142.86
4.Instalation 1 3,500.00 3,500.00 100.00
5.Plants 4,000 2.00 8,000.00 228.57
6.Plastic Bags 4,000 0.90 3,600.00 102.86
7.Substratum - gravel/sand m³ 7 1,500.00 10,500.00 300.00
Total 80,865 2,310.42
1 hectare = 16 tareas
Area Product Income/month
Conuco 10,000 m² Corn+Yuca+Plantain+Sweet potatoes+beans +others
RD$500 US$1428
Nursery 30 m² Strawberry RD$12,333.13 US$352.38Tarea Tarea Hectare Hectare
Average production (Pounds)
2,780 2,780 44,480 44,480
Average price (Per pound)
RD$40.00 US$1.14 RD$40.00
US$1.14
Total income (8 months)
111,200.00 3,170.00 1,779,200.00 44,480.00
Cost 12,535.00 358.00 200,560.00 5,730.00
Profit 98,665.00 2,811.00 1,578,640.00 38,750.00
CONUCO VS NURSERY
Small farmer’s incomeSmall farmer’s income
Before the innovation of the greenhousesBefore the innovation of the greenhouses
Working from 1 to 50 “tareas” = 0.063 to 3.13 Working from 1 to 50 “tareas” = 0.063 to 3.13 hectareshectares
Less than RD$500.00 = US$14.29 per monthLess than RD$500.00 = US$14.29 per month
In rare cases they made up to RD$1,000.00 = In rare cases they made up to RD$1,000.00 = US$28.57US$28.57
(exchange rate = 35)(exchange rate = 35)
Small farmers’ incomeSmall farmers’ income
After changing the agricultural practiceAfter changing the agricultural practice (nurseries)(nurseries)
Working from 1 to 3 “tareas” = 0.063 to 0.2 Working from 1 to 3 “tareas” = 0.063 to 0.2 hectareshectares
RD$12,333 = US$352 to RD$37,000 = RD$12,333 = US$352 to RD$37,000 = US$1,057 per monthUS$1,057 per month
(exchange rate = 35)(exchange rate = 35)