Montecristi Living Lab, Dominican Republic

The Stockholm Environment Institute is implementing a 'living lab' in Montecristi, Dominican Republic, as part of the Resilient Coasts – Caribbean Sea project to rehabilitate mangrove and coastal lagoon ecosystems facing degradation and human pressure.

• The Montecristi Living Lab aims to restore mangroves within the El Morro National Park to recover their functions as carbon sinks, breeding grounds for marine species, and natural storm barriers, thereby increasing the resilience of local communities and ecosystems.
• The project integrates ecological restoration with the creation of sustainable business models and climate finance mechanisms, with the goal of developing a national resilience blueprint and a scalable framework for nature-based solutions that can be replicated across the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean.
• The initiative addresses hydrological degradation, salinization, and human pressure in the region, contributing to Sustainable Development Goals 1, 13, 14, and 17 by promoting sustainable livelihoods and coastal resilience.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2026). Montecristi Living Lab, Dominican Republic. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260218-resilient-coasts-2510x-03.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Montecristi Living Lab, Dominican Republic. 2026. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260218-resilient-coasts-2510x-03.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2026montecristi, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Montecristi Living Lab, Dominican Republic}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260218-resilient-coasts-2510x-03.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }