A new border wall threatens fragile mangroves in the Dominican Republic

by Adnan Alam
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By John Leos
Cronkite Borderlands Project

DAJABÓN, Dominican Republic – In 2021, Dominican President Luis Abinader announced the construction of a border wall between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. On an island with limited natural resources, immigration actions, like the wall, have resulted in environmental destruction for fragile protected areas along the country’s border.

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Local environmentalists worry about the ecological impact of a border wall being built by the Dominican Republic along its border with Haiti, and how it will affect wetlands, home to stands of mangroves, and the Massacre River. (Photo by Cronkite Borderlands Project)