Pic Macaya's Potential for Eco-Tourism

Since the 2010 earthquake ruined the country's infrastructure, one of the strategies to rejuvenate it has been eco-tourism. The global green movement has been encouraging conservationists to invest in natural resources to keep eco-systems healthy and thriving. And also to attract revenues which contribute to economic growth.

Haiti's neighbor, the Dominican Republic (DR), has become enriched on revenues coming from eco-tourism. Haiti's wealth of untapped natural resources is a prime candidate for eco-tourism development also. Sharing the island of Hispaniola's abundant eco-systems with the DR, it is only a matter of targeting which resources have potential for significant revenue-growth to attract private investment.

A natural resource being developed in the southwest region of Haiti is Pic Macaya National Park, a bio-diversity treasure. Pic Macaya is Haiti's second-tallest mountain. It is made up of awe-inspiring limestone architecture, rich populations of indigenous plant life, high- and low-tree forests, and wetlands. But Pic Macaya is at risk of suffering environmental degradation that has been occurring in other parts of the island's eco-system.

Haiti's eco-system suffers primarily from nearly-obliterated forests, which once suffused the whole island. Estimates indicate 1.5% of forestland is all that remains. The Haiti government and International Community are continuing to research Pic Macaya Park in an effort to nurture and stimulate the great bio-diversity that exists there for eco-tourism development.

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