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The Planners Association of Dominica is calling on the relevant Government Authorities, in particular the Planning Division, Forestry Division, Environmental Health Department, and the Fisheries Division, to take urgent action to halt the current degradation and destruction of our invaluable Indian River Wetlands.<\/p>\n

The Indian River is a slow-moving, winding river in the town of Portsmouth with swamp trees (bwa mang) Pterocarpus Officinalis along its banks.\u00a0 Its wetlands are said to contain the best stands of freshwater swamp forest in the Caribbean and are a natural habitat for crabs, birds, iguanas, and orchids.<\/p>\n

The Indian River boat rides are one of Dominica\u2019s tourist attractions and a major source of livelihood for many town residents. Some of the scenes of\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest<\/a>\u00a0were filmed at the Indian River. Part of the trail ruins of Dominica’s only railway runs along the route of the Indian River.<\/p>\n

Today, this precious resource is gradually being destroyed by a private landowner. The freshwater vegetation is being cut down and the swamp backfilled with derelict vehicles and loose soil, while the residents seem helpless to stop him.<\/p>\n

Swamp\/wetlands are natural flood mitigation mechanisms therefore reducing the retention capacity will likely increase the flood risk in the area.\u00a0 The soil used as backfill material will be washed into the river and eventually into the marine environment during heavy rains, causing siltation of the river and coastal waters. This is a significant issue given our national drive towards climate resilience.<\/p>\n

Dominica is signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which covers biodiversity at all levels: ecosystems, species, and genetic resources. CBD covers all possible domains that are directly or indirectly related to biodiversity and its role in development, ranging from science, politics, and education to agriculture, business, culture, and much more.<\/p>\n

Sections 56 – 59 of the Physical Planning Act (2002), gives the Minister the power to declare the Indian River Wetlands an environmental protection area and to establish the necessary regulatory framework.<\/p>\n

An Order made under subsection (57) (1) may – (a) designate any part of an environmental protection area as being an area in which, subject to the grant of development permission, only certain development or classes of development may be permitted; (b) prohibit any development within the area or any part thereof, and (c) authorize the carrying out in the environmental protection area of such works and the doing on the land of such other things as may be expedient for the protection of the area as an environmental protection area.<\/p>\n

Under Section 59. (1), the Planning Authority may prepare or cause to be prepared an environmental protection area management plan with respect to any area declared to be an environmental protection area under section 57.<\/p>\n

The Planners Association of Dominica views this destructive action in the Indian River Watershed as a matter of grave concern and calls for urgent action by all concerned to halt this practice.<\/p>\n

The Planners Association of Dominica is a registered Non-Profit Company<\/p>\n

Email: plannersassociationdominica@gmail.com<\/p>\n

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