Smallholder farmer resilience to extreme weather events in a global food value chain Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte William J. Thompson Varun Varma Jonas Joerin Daniel P. Bebber Wilma Blaser-Hart Birgit Kopainsky Leonhard Späth Bianca Curcio Johan Six Pius Krütli smallholder farmers food system resilience extreme weather events hurricanes banana cultivation disaster recovery climate shocks market access topography human capital Dominican Republic 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03586-1 Climatic Change Climatic Change urn:issn:0165-0009 urn:issn:1573-1480 Climatic Change, 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10584-023-03586-1.pdf Q1 pubmed Zero hunger Climate action No poverty Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Correction to: Smallholder farmer resilience to extreme weather events in a global food value chain Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte William J. Thompson Varun Varma Jonas Joerin Daniel P. Bebber Wilma Blaser-Hart Birgit Kopainsky Leonhard Späth Bianca Curcio Johan Six Pius Krütli smallholder farmers farmer resilience extreme weather events 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-024-03818-y Climatic Change Climatic Change urn:issn:0165-0009 urn:issn:1573-1480 Climatic Change, 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10584-024-03818-y.pdf Q1 Zero hunger Climate action Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Mangrove degradation and tourism-driven economic dynamics in a Caribbean SIDS: Evidence from a VECM Víctor Gómez-Valenzuela Katerin Ramírez Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte mangrove degradation tourism economic dynamics small island developing states Caribbean vector error correction model coastal ecosystem services tourism-led growth 2026 en info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2026.108293 Ocean & Coastal Management Ocean & Coastal Management urn:issn:0964-5691 urn:issn:1873-524X Ocean & Coastal Management, 2026, vol. 280, p. 108293 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess closedAccess Q1 Decent work and economic growth Life on land Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Mapping the impacts of hurricanes Maria and Irma on banana production area in the Dominican Republic Solhanlle Bonilla Duarte Varun Varma William Thompson Pius Krütli Johan Six Daniel P Bebber Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma banana production flood risk organic banana agricultural recovery Dominican Republic 2020 info:eu-repo/semantics/preprint preprint https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.20.304899 bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 2020 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2020/09/20/2020.09.20.304899.full.pdf Zero hunger Climate action Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Understanding Governance in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve: An Empirical Approach Víctor Gómez-Valenzuela Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Harro Van Lente Katerin Ramírez stakeholder engagement coordination mechanisms natural resource management landscape mosaic Dominican Republic Reservas forestales Reservas naturales Conservación de los recursos naturales Desarrollo sostenible Background and research aim: This paper analyses the governance in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve (RBJBE), located in the southwest of the Dominican Republic along the borders with the Republic of Haiti. Methods: Construction and validation of an integrated scale of good governance and its subsequent analysis using factorial methods were carried out to identify good governance factors, and then regression analysis was performed. Results: Participation and coordination mechanisms are key factors in explaining governance of the biosphere reserve and critical factors in supporting a transition from an AINH (as if nothing happened) governance mode to good governance . Conclusion: The RBJBE operates in an AINH governance mode with opportunities to improve by promoting more qualified stakeholders' participation. It effectively facilitates interaction between stakeholders who share a diverse landscape mosaic, considering their interests, perspectives, and knowledge of natural resources. Implications for conservation: Considering the AINH governance in the RBJBE context and extending it to similar BR scenarios in Latin America and the Caribbean, one key implication focuses on implementing effective participation mechanisms and social engagement of stakeholders, as well as improving zoning and land use planning strategies linked to a more integrative landscape approach to conservation and local development objectives. 2023 en info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.1177/19400829231218653 Tropical Conservation Science Tropical Conservation Science urn:issn:1940-0829 Tropical Conservation Science, 2023, vol. 16 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by-nc https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/19400829231218653 Q2 Life on land Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Assessment of PM10 and PM2.5 Concentrations in Santo Domingo: A Comparative Study Between 2019 and 2022 Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Carime Matos-Espinosa Ramón Delanoy Claudia Caballero-González Anel Hernández-Garces Ulises Jauregui-Haza José-Ramón Martínez-Batlle PM10 PM2.5 particulate matter air quality Saharan dust aerosol optical depth meteorological factors rainfall atmospheric pressure spatiotemporal variation urban air pollution Santo Domingo Caribbean cities 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/preprint preprint https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202504.0398.v1 Preprints.org Preprints.org Preprints.org, 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202504.0398.v1 doaj Climate action Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Assessment of PM10 and PM2.5 Concentrations in Santo Domingo: A Comparative Study Between 2019 and 2022 Ulises Jauregui-Haza Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Carime Matos-Espinosa Ramón Delanoy Claudia Caballero-González Anel Hernández-Garces José-Ramón Martínez-Batlle PM10 PM2.5 particulate matter air quality Saharan dust aerosol optical depth meteorological factors rainfall atmospheric pressure spatiotemporal variation urban air pollution Santo Domingo Caribbean cities 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16060734 Atmosphere Atmosphere urn:issn:2073-4433 Atmosphere, 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16060734 Q2 doaj Climate action Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal The Incredible and Sad Story of Boca de Cachón: How a Rural Community in the Hispaniola Is in a Prolonged, Heartless, and Predictable Climate Crisis Victor Gomez-Valenzuela Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Katerin Ramirez climate variability floods climate-induced displacement socio-economic impacts rural communities climate change adaptation capacity building Ramsar site Dominican Republic This article aims to briefly review the socio-economic impact caused by the flooding of Lake Enriquillo on the inhabitants of Boca Cachón due to the complex local phenomenon related to climate variability. Between 2003 and 2014, Boca de Cachón and the communities surrounding Lake Enriquillo were deeply affected by flooding of the Lake’s rising waters. Lake Enriquillo is the largest wetland in the Caribbean and the first designated RAMSAR site. In turn, Boca de Cachón could be considered the first human settlement formally displaced because of climate variability in the Dominican Republic and probably one of the first in the Americas in the twenty-first century. Boca de Cachón is a rural Municipal District located to the northwest of the municipality of Jimaní, with a population of around 3000 inhabitants on the southwest border with the Republic of Haiti and located in the Biosphere Reserve Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo. Given the future climatic scenarios for the Dominican Republic and the possible climate change that could exacerbate by excess or, by default, the socio-environmental problems in the Lake’s belt, it is necessary to support the communities in their capacity-building processes. The lessons learned from Boca de Cachón can serve as a learning space for adaptation processes in rural environments in the Caribbean region. 2021 en info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9120182 Climate Climate urn:issn:2225-1154 Climate, 2021, vol. 9, n. 12, p. 182 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/9/12/182/pdf?version=1640139241 Q2 doaj Climate action Sustainable cities and communities Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Urban Forest Sustainability in Residential Areas in the City of Santo Domingo Víctor Gómez-Valenzuela Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Alma-Liz Vargas-de la Mora Agustín García-García residential areas ecosystem services tree management resident perceptions socioeconomic factors property ownership climate resilience urban planning Santo Domingo Cities are territories vulnerable to climate change. An alternative to increase resilience and mitigate the effects of the climate context is urban forest planning to increase ecosystem services. This research constructed a forest cover sustainability index, based on 147 semi-structured interviews with residents of four residential areas of the city of Santo Domingo (Gazcue, Zona Colonial, Ciudad Nueva, and San Carlos), in which information was collected based on both benefit perception and tree management in their home and nearby public areas. The socioeconomic characteristics of the population and the information gathered from the measurements of the urban forest in both public and private areas of the city during the 2016–2019 period were considered, including these four residential areas, which established the ecosystem services provided by the urban forest. The results showed that Gazcue had a higher value in the forest cover sustainability index. The factors that influenced this result were: job stability, medium-high income, and property ownership. Likewise, the added value of the territory, whether in terms of tourism or the socioeconomic value of the population that inhabits it, is closely related to a greater attention to urban planning, prioritizing the conservation and landscape harmony that the arboreal component can provide. In conclusion, urban forest planning in cities should consider tree species, the design and structure of spatial arrangements, and a competent legal framework that can meet the challenges of territorial sustainability and contribute to the resilience and mitigation of climate change impacts. 2021 en info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.3390/f12070884 Forests Forests urn:issn:1999-4907 Forests, 2021, vol. 12, n. 7, p. 884 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/7/884/pdf?version=1625632351 Q1 doaj Sustainable cities and communities Life on land Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Contribution of Urban Forests to the Ecosystem Service of Air Quality in the City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Claudia Caballero González Leonardo Cortés Rodríguez Ulises Javier Jáuregui-Haza Agustín García-García urban forests ecosystem services air quality air pollutant removal green infrastructure forest cover nitrogen dioxide sulfur dioxide carbon monoxide urban planning Santo Domingo 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.3390/f12091249 Forests Forests urn:issn:1999-4907 Forests, 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/9/1249/pdf?version=1631851840 Q1 doaj Sustainable cities and communities Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Perception of Ecosystem Services and Adaptation to Climate Change: Mirador Sur Park in Santo Domingo Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Yolanny Rojas Mancebo Alma Liz Vargas-de la Mora Agustín García-García ecosystem services climate change adaptation urban forests Santo Domingo citizen perceptions green infrastructure carbon sequestration greenhouse gas removal park visitors co-management nature-based solutions urban resilience land use change 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.3390/f13040587 Forests Forests urn:issn:1999-4907 Forests, 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/4/587/pdf?version=1649413014 Q1 doaj Sustainable cities and communities Climate action Life on land Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Urban Forests as Socio-Ecological Systems and Their Role in Ecosystem Services Provision and Climate Change Adaptation: A Review Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Luis Alejandro Acosta-Martínez Ulises J. Jauregui-Haza urban forests social-ecological systems ecosystem services climate change adaptation urban green infrastructure carbon sequestration ecosystem disservices allergenic pollen urbanization Latin America and the Caribbean transdisciplinarity 2026 info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.3390/f17050584 Forests Forests urn:issn:1999-4907 Forests, 2026 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://doi.org/10.3390/f17050584 Q1 Sustainable cities and communities Life on land Climate action Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal At a Conservation Crossroad: The Bahoruco-Jaragua-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve in the Dominican Republic Víctor Gómez-Valenzuela Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte Francisco Alpízar Katerin Ramirez Harro van Lente willingness to pay contingent valuation ecosystem services biodiversity conservation ecological restoration sustainable development ecosystem services valuation natural resource conflicts Dominican Republic This paper assesses the Dominican Republic’s willingness to pay (WTP) for a conservation, restoration, and sustainable development program for the Bahoruco-Jaragua-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve (RBJBE). Created in 2002, the RBJBE covers approximately 4858 km2, of which approximately 900 km2 correspond to the sea surface. With three core conservation zones, the RBJBE constitutes a complex space with a history of conflicts rooted in exploiting natural resources and social and economic issues. At the same time, it is a biodiversity hotspot of global importance. We present a Contingent Valuation Method to estimate the WTP for a conservation and restoration program called PROBIOSFERA. The non-parametric and parametric estimates of the WTP are DOP 165.00 (≈USD 2.94) and DOP 181.88 (≈USD 3.25), respectively. The socioeconomic variables that positively affect the WTP are income level, educational level, and age. The ecosystem services that are statistically related to WTP are the provisioning and supporting services. Regardless of the monetary valuation scenarios defined, the estimated annual monetized aggregated welfare associated with the RBJBE for Dominican society is DOP 7.2 billion (≈USD 128.1 million). 2021 en info:eu-repo/semantics/article journal-article https://doi.org/10.3390/su131911030 Sustainability Sustainability urn:issn:2071-1050 Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, n. 19, p. 11030 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess cc-by https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/19/11030/pdf?version=1633433931 Q1 doaj Life on land Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal ¿Cuál es el valor de los ecosistemas protegidos de la República Dominicana? Gómez Valenzuela, Víctor Alpízar, Francisco Bonilla Duarte, Solhanlle Economía ambiental Reservas forestales Turismo ecológico Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) 2018 spa info:eu-repo/semantics/book book cris:cris-887fa86e 2018 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess closedAccess Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal El arbolado en ciudades y la protección de los recursos hídricos preguntas y respuestas Bonilla Duarte, Solhanlle Díaz Cordero, Geralda Cortés, Leonardo Jáuregui-Haza, Ulises Javier Árboles en ciudades Ecosistemas Protección del medio ambiente Recursos hídricos Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) 2021 spa info:eu-repo/semantics/book book cris:cris-daa1bc57 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess openAccess https://intec.koha.es/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=b2bb1ec8fedfb1b84e99e72588b584d3 Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal Hacia la sostenibilidad financiera del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de la República Dominicana Gómez Valenzuela, Víctor Alpízar, Francisco Bonilla Duarte, Solhanlle Conservación de la vida silvestre Monumentos naturales Parques nacionales Protección del medio ambiente Economía ambiental Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) 2018 spa info:eu-repo/semantics/book book cris:cris-ffee58fb 2018 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess closedAccess Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo https://www.intec.edu.do/portal