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Environmental Management

A destination growing in harmony with nature.

In Miches, environmental sustainability and community inclusion are essential components of our development vision. We aspire to consolidate the destination as an eco-luxury destination where nature, authentic experiences and a high-end tourism offering coexist in balance.

This commitment was formalized in the 2021 Public-Private Agreement for the Tourism Development of Miches, signed by Promiches and the Dominican Government, which establishes environmental management as one of the pillars of destination development.

As a result, the Playa Esmeralda Public-Private Management Roundtable was created, bringing together government, community and tourism-sector institutions and taking responsibility for the design and implementation of the Playa Esmeralda Management and Conservation Plan.

Since 2021, an interinstitutional technical team, with support from FUNDEMAR, GIZ and the IDB, has carried out studies that made it possible to design a management plan adapted to the unique characteristics of this ecosystem.

The plan was approved through Resolution 119-2024 of the El Cedro Municipal District and is being implemented by the members of the Playa Esmeralda Public-Private Management Roundtable.

We are currently working to evolve the Management Plan toward a co-management model for the southern segment of the Banco de la Plata y la Navidad Marine Mammal Sanctuary, with a Co-Management Council made up of the same stakeholders represented on the Management Roundtable, maintaining the efficiency demonstrated since 2021 under a stronger legal structure.

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Playa Esmeralda Management and Conservation Plan

The Playa Esmeralda Management and Conservation Plan is a comprehensive document for managing the Playa Esmeralda Integrated Management Unit, covering 11 km of coastline and 33 km in total length. The Plan contains six components, each with activities designed to achieve comprehensive sustainability across both territory and scope.

Governance and Planning

Achievements

  • Creation of the Public-Private Management Roundtable.
  • Creation of the Miches Conservation Fund.
  • Design and formal adoption of the Playa Esmeralda Management Plan.
  • Update of the Sanctuary Management Plan.

Protection of Marine Megafauna

Achievements

  1. Protortuga Sea Turtle Monitoring and Protection Program:
    • Nesting increase: 66.7% growth in recorded nesting events between 2023 and 2025.
    • Nest protection: more than 97% reduction in illegal egg poaching through in-situ and ex-situ hatcheries.
    • Eggs saved: 1,562 in 2023; 2,925 in 2024; 3,106 in 2025; 7,593 total over the life of the program.
    • Hatching success: significant improvement from 28% in 2023 to 51% in 2025, above the regional average.
    • Hatchlings: a total of 3,018 hatchlings emerged and were released to the sea.
    • Local youth inclusion: training and hiring of local participants as coastal monitors for the program.
  2. Miches Whale Observatory (OBM):
    • Collaboration agreement: formal agreement with CEBSE and FUNDEMAR for scientific humpback-whale monitoring and training of local monitors.
    • Monitoring: 73 sightings recorded between 2025 and 2026.
    • Local youth inclusion: 9 training activities and 4 local youth hired as coastal monitors.

Socioeconomic Inclusion of Communities

  • ARTEMI partnership to include local artisans through artisan fairs.
  • INFOTEP partnership for technical training and workforce inclusion. 393 beneficiaries of English-language scholarships supported by MESCyT/MITUR.

Characterization and Monitoring

Achievements

  • Geomorphological characterization of an 11 km stretch of Playa Esmeralda coastline.
  • Coastal-dynamics monitoring studies.

Dune and Coastal Vegetation Protection and Restoration

Achievements

  • Approval of Ministry of Tourism Resolution DJ-12-2022 prohibiting vehicle traffic, ATVs/four-wheelers, buggies, horses, bicycles and helicopter landings on Playa Esmeralda.

Solid Waste Management

  • The participatory Playa Esmeralda beach-cleaning program, Rescate Esmeralda, optimized solid-waste management during its 2025 pilot phase, removing 1.121 tons of waste.

To finance these environmental-management initiatives, we created the Miches Conservation Fund, a voluntary and participatory mechanism promoted by the private sector to finance the protection, restoration and sustainable management of the region’s marine and coastal ecosystems.

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