00:00Liston Diario presents the editorial from the director.
00:30But yesterday, during the Nagua Forum, the successor to that first meeting, encouraging news emerged.
00:36The government now has the resources to begin a comprehensive territorial reorganization of the entire region.
00:43This crucial step means that the four provinces that comprise it will be able to identify and delimit specific areas and land uses.
00:51This order will encompass environmental, cultural, economic and social management, as well as the planning of future human settlements.
00:59In practice, exclusive zones will be designated for agricultural, mining, tourism and industrial activities, avoiding counterproductive uses.
01:08We are witnessing the creation of a new order for the harmonious development of natural and human resources, leaving behind the culture of disorderly and mediocre land use.
01:18The Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, MEPD, announced that it will call for an international bidding process next year to implement this ambitious land use plan.
01:29This response meets one of the main demands raised at the Northeast Forum, sponsored by Liston Diario and the Universidad Católica Nordestana.
01:38We are deeply pleased that this crucial demand has been met by the government.
01:42With this land use plan, the path is paved toward concerted development in the four provinces.
01:48This lays the foundation for a true model of regional integration, oriented toward the common and sustainable use of their natural resources.
01:56For Liston Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.
02:01Liston Diario presented the editorial from the director.
