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Special places in our oceans : an introduction to ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs)
(2016)This brochure provides background information on ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), which have been described through a series of regional workshops convened by the CBD Secretariat. It also sheds ... -
Special places in the ocean : a decade of describing ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs)
(2021)In an effort spanning more than a decade, over 300 of these special marine areas have been described around the world, through a scientific and technical process involving more than 500 experts from 144 countries. EBSAs ... -
Speciation, heterochrony, and genetic variation in Hispaniolan Palm-Tanagers
(1990)We documented levels of genetic variability for two species of Hispaniolan palm-tanagers. Significant differences between age classes in levels of genetic heterozygosity were concordant with an age dimorphism in foraging ... -
Species assemblages of insular Caribbean Sticta (lichenized Ascomycota: Peltigerales) over ecological and evolutionary time scales
(2023)Phylogenetic approaches to macroevolution have provided unique insight into evolutionary relationships, ancestral ranges, and diversification patterns for many taxa. Similar frameworks have also been developed to assess ... -
Species diversity, habitat distribution, and blood meal analysis of Haematophagous Dipterans collected by CDC-UV light traps in the Dominican Republic
(2022)Haematophagous insects cause major economic losses by both direct damage and the transmission of pathogens. However, the biting Diptera species in the Caribbean region have been poorly documented. During 2021, CDC downdraft ... -
Species+
(2023)Species+, developed by UNEP-WCMC and the CITES Secretariat, is a website designed to assist Parties with implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention ... -
Stable isotopes reveal seasonal dietary responses to agroforestry in a venomous mammal, the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus)
(2022)While trends in tropical deforestation are alarming, conservation biologists are increasingly recognizing the potential for species survival in human-modified landscapes. Identifying the factors underlying such persistence, ... -
State of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2010)Of All the world’s regions, Latin America and the Caribbean has the greatest biological diversity. This informational leaflet provides a better understanding of the value asset that we are losing and offers suggestions on ... -
State of climate action 2023
(2023)The State of Climate Action 2023 provides the world’s most comprehensive roadmap of how to close the gap in climate action across sectors to limit global warming to 1.5°C. It finds that recent progress toward 1.5°C-aligned ... -
State of the Cartagena Convention Area : an assessment of marine pollution from land-based sources and activities in the Wider Caribbean Region
(2019)The State of the Convention Area (SOCAR)is the first such region-wide assessment undertaken by the Secretariat, and is a baseline assessment of the state of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) coastal and marine environment ... -
State of the climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021
(2022)The report on the state of the climate in Latin America and the Caribbean, the second of its kind, is a critical source of science-based information and data. Informed by science, this report serves to support climate-related ... -
Status and trends of Caribbean coral reefs : 1970-2012
(2014)This work is the most comprehensive analysis and compilation of information on coral reef in the Caribbean over the past 40 years. Although the report clearly shows that there has been an ongoing decline in coral cover and ... -
Status and trends of coral reefs of the Caribbean region
(2021)Content: 1. Geographic information and context -- 2. Summary of data contributed to this report -- 3. Status of coral reefs in the Caribbean region -- 4. Subregional trends in the cover of live hard coral and algae within ... -
Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005
(2008)The most extreme coral bleaching and mortality event to hit the Wider Caribbean (including Atlantic) coral reefs occurred in 2005. This was during the warmest year ever recorded, eclipsing the 9 warmest years that had ... -
Status of Caribbean forest endemics special issue : editors' foreword
(2017)The high degree of avian endemism in the Caribbean is arguably one of the most defining qualities of the region, and an irreplaceable part of its natural heritage. However, these Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face ... -
Status of coral reefs of the world: 2020
(2021)This sixth GCRMN Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020 report is the result of more than three-years of effort, supported by an extensive network of partners, contributors and scientists whose commitment to the monitoring ... -
Status of coral reefs of the world: 2020 : executive summary
(2021)Executive summary of the «Status of coral reefs of the world: 2020» report. The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) is an operational network of the International Coral Reef Initiative that aims to provide the ... -
Status of coral reefs of the world: 2020 : summary for policymakers
(2021)Summary for policymakers of the «Status of coral reefs of the world: 2020» report. The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) is an operational network of the International Coral Reef Initiative that aims to provide ... -
Status of the American Flamingo in the Dominican Republic and eastern Haiti
(1979)Between December 1975 and July 1976 and on 4-5 October 1977 we visited several sites of historical occurrence of the American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus tuber) in the Dominican Republic. Here we report on the status of the ... -
Status of the Cartagena Convention and protocols = Estado de la Convención de Cartagena y protocolos = État de la Convention de Carthagène et ses protocoles
(2021)Contiene la lista de los países signatarios de la Convención de Cartagena y sus protocolos, y las fechas de su adhesión o ratificación a cada uno de de estos acuerdos: Protocolo Relativo a la Cooperación para Combatir los ...
