According to this article, this is a United Nations Environmental Programme photo of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic:
It was through this approach that Wüpper and Finger were able to identify the “country effect” as a cause of soil erosion. The researchers present their findings in a study recently published in the journal Nature Sustainability.
This country effect is most visible along political borders as these areas offer the best basis for comparing observations. “The rate at which soils erode strongly depends on which side of a border, and accordingly, in which country the soil lies,” says lead author David Wüpper.
… the researchers found that along the border, Haiti’s soils lose 50 tonnes more per year and per hectare than those of the Dominican Republic.
Have they considered “the Clinton Foundation effect”?
So….basically…which third world crap hole would you rather live in, the one on the left, or the one on the right??
Well one does have to avoid the resorts in the Dominican Republic these days.
This is true! On the other hand have you ever even heard of any resorts in Haiti?
There are. Sandals and a Club Med. IIRC. I had a friend from Haiti who said we should visit them. Of course that was in the 1990’s so I don’t know what they are like now.