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Tropical storm Jeanne skimmed the north coast of Haiti, leaving 3,006 people dead in flooding and mudslides, mostly in the city of Gonaïves. [3] Earlier that year in May, floods killed over 3,000 people on Haiti's southern border with the Dominican Republic. [4] Haiti was again pummeled by tropical storms in late August and early September 2008.
National Parks of Haiti are places of natural or historical value designated for protection and sustainable utilization. La Visite National Park and Pic Macaya National Park were the first two national parks to be established in Haiti , both in 1983.
It is the second largest declared protected area in Haiti after the Port Salut/Aquin Protected Area (Aire Protégée de Ressources Naturelles Gérées de Port Salut/Aquin). The east–west boundary of the Three Bays Protected Area extends for over 40 km (25 mi) from Massacre River (bordering the Dominican Republic, where it is known as Dajabón ...
In August 2013, the Port Salut/Aquin Protected Area (Aire Protégée de Ressources Naturelles Gérées de Port Salut/Aquin), was created in Southwestern Haiti. [2] Three Bays Protected Area (Aire Protégée de Ressources Naturelles Gérées des Trois Baies), located in northeastern Haiti, was created in December 2013.
Pic Macaya National Park (French: Parc National Pic Macaya) is one of two largest national parks of the Republic of Haiti. It is located in the country's southern peninsula, within the Massif de la Hotte. Featuring the country's last stand of virgin cloud forest, it encompasses more than 8,000 hectares. Elevations in the rugged park reach a ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -At least five agents of Haiti's BSAP, an armed environmental agency that in recent years has evolved into a paramilitary body, were killed in a shootout with national ...
La Visite National Park covers an area of 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) (established in 1983 [15] [17]) along the ridge of the Massif de la Selle range between the hill peaks of Morne d’Enfer (elevation 1,900 metres (6,200 ft)) and Morne Kadenau (2,155 metres (7,070 ft)) with the highest mountain of Pic Cabayo lying within the park rising to ...
A former rebel known as “the torturer,” who ... an environmental corps accused of operating as a militia. ... In 2004 Faustin was among a group of disgruntled former Haiti National Police and ...