{"id":318859,"date":"2024-03-11T20:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T00:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=318859"},"modified":"2024-03-11T20:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T00:11:24","slug":"forest-week-2024-kicks-off-on-march-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/forest-week-2024-kicks-off-on-march-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Week 2024 kicks off on March 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_318860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318860\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-318860\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Minchinton-Burton-642x331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-318860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minchington Burton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Forestry and Wildlife Division is set to host an exciting week-long series of activities for \u2018Forest Week 2024\u2019 in observance of International Forest Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The activity is scheduled to take place from March 18 to the 22.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 21, is designated by the United Nations (UN) as the annual International Forest Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cForest Week really aims to raise local awareness and understanding of Dominica\u2019s forests and protected areas and our incredible biodiversity,\u201d Director of the Forestry Division Minchinton Burton said while addressing a press conference held recently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He mentioned that this week of activities is also part of a larger program that leverages ecotourism for biodiversity projects, supported by the World Bank in the sum of US$3.5 million.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to him, the event will include an official launch on March 18, an exhibition, followed by a West Coast cleanup, a tree planting activity, a high-level roundtable discussion on March 21, and an awards ceremony to culminate the week of activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burton indicated that the highlight of the week of activities is a multi-stakeholder roundtable discussion to be held on the 21st at the State House Conference Center where local beneficiaries, stakeholders, and international partners will exchange experiences and discuss priorities for improving forestry management in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDominica Forest Week seeks to strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration with local stakeholders and international partners in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management,\u201d Burton stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, he said the country\u2019s natural treasures such as the heritage site and Morne Trois Piton National Park must be protected and promoted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burton encourages Dominicans to support this week of activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Forestry and Wildlife Division is set to host an exciting week-long series of activities for \u2018Forest Week 2024\u2019 in observance of International Forest Day. 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