Waitukubuli — The Nature Island
There Is a
Middle Road
We don’t have to choose between a world-class airport and our “Nature Island” soul. Together, we can build the runway while protecting the rainforest.
A personal passion project by Dennis Augustine
Why a Middle Road?
Dominica needs this airport. The economy needs global connectivity, tourism infrastructure, and climate resilience. But the current path — quarrying millions of tons of basalt from Deux Branches, adjacent to the Northern Forest Reserve — has stalled progress in a polarizing “For vs. Against” deadlock.
Dominica Gateway proposes a pragmatic alternative: shift aggregate sourcing to the West Coast, use sea-based logistics, and fund the sustainability premium through Green Bonds and Diaspora investment. The runway gets built. The rainforest stays standing. Everyone moves forward.
Understand why the current path is stalledWatch: Why there is a middle road for Dominica's airport
Our Three Pillars
A responsible airport needs responsible sourcing, responsible finance, and responsible partnership with the people who have guarded this land for millennia.
The Responsible Runway
The technical case for shifting aggregate sourcing to the West Coast — meeting ICAO standards without sacrificing the Northern Forest Reserve.
Regenerative Finance
How we fund the "Sustainability Premium" through Diaspora investment, Green Bonds, and community ownership — so Dominica doesn't carry the cost alone.
Indigenous Integrity
Centering the Kalinago voice as a partner in progress — not an obstacle. Honouring the ancestral stewards of Waitukubuli.
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“The value of something has more to do with what we value than what something costs.”
The Kalinago peoples have lived on Waitukubuli for thousands of years without destroying it. Any path forward that ignores their voice is not only unjust — it’s impractical. Indigenous stewardship is the sustainability model.
Indigenous Integrity in the Greenprint
The Sisserou Parrot — endemic, endangered, irreplaceable.
A world-class airport — nested in the greenery, not erasing it.
Both are possible. That is the middle road.
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