Daily Archives: May 20, 2016

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Bonaire Cave & Karst Recreational Park

Education, Tourism and Recreation Group, Ongoing, ProjectsBy Alejandro Gutierrez May 20, 2016

DESCRIPTION In order to guarantee the enjoyment and safety of visitors as well as the integrity of the caves, this project aims to create a cave park with proper trails to access cave entrances and signage including cave maps showing the different levels of difficulty, safety indications and highlighting cave values. It will be imperative that…

Protecting caves from direct vehicle access

Nature Conservation Group, Ongoing, ProjectsBy Alejandro Gutierrez May 20, 2016

DESCRIPTION In general, caves are exceptionally vulnerable to contamination due to the little exchange with the external environment. Contaminants accumulate faster and take longer to dilute or biodegrade. Therefore, pollution should be avoided as much as possible and great efforts should be made to preserve the environment inside caves as pristine as possible. Light and…