Since the year 2009, newspaper HOY’s En Sociedad magazine and the Puntacana Group each year recognize and highlight the values of those who work in favor of the Dominican Republic’s natural resources and sustainability.\u00a0 During a special ceremony, awards are issued to government and private entities chosen by a jury in the following categories:\u00a0 “The Annual Grand Solution Award,” the “Campaign of the Year Solution Award,” the “Entrepreneurial Solution Award,” and the “Community Organizer Solution Award.”\u00a0 From its very beginning, awards have been issued to the heads of the country’s National Parks, the Moreno brothers,\u00a0Melba de Grull\u00f3n, from\u00a0Sur Futuro Foundation, Idelisa Bonnelly, Iv\u00e1n G\u00f3mez, Zaura Mu\u00f1iz, Yolanda Le\u00f3n, Carlos Janariz, Eugenio Fajardo, Rolando Gonz\u00e1lez Bunster, and to Frank and Hayd\u00e9e Rainieri. This year, four organizations and individuals were distinguished for the work they have carried out to protect Dominican coastal areas: underwater photographer and author of the book “Mar Vivo”, Guillermo Ricart; the Fundaci\u00f3n Red Arrecifal Dominicana (RAD); Jumbo, from the Centro Cuesta Nacional Group (CCN), for its campaign\u00a0\u201c#LasPlayashablan\u201d; and Ram\u00f3n Montero and his team of fishermen from the community of Manresa, who take\u00a0care for the Timbar turtles to avoid its extinction (the species lays its eggs in Dominican beaches).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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