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The Birds of Hispaniola: Haiti and the Dominican Republic, by Allan Keith, James Wiley, Steven Latta, and José Ottenwalder, 2003; and Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, by Steven Latta et al., 2006
(2007)Review of two books on birds of Hispaniola. -
The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP)
(2001)CARICOMP is a regional scientific program to study land-sea interaction processes in the Caribbean coastal zone. It has been collecting data since 1992, when a Data Management Centre was established at the University of ... -
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Strategic & Implementation Plan 2021-2025 : empowering people to act on climate change
(2021)The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre’s (CCCCC) Strategic and Implementation Plan 2021-2025, Empowering People to Act on Climate Change1 provides direction and focuses the efforts of the CCCCC on how to contribute ... -
The Caribbean islands biodiversity hotspot : ecosystem profile [final version]
(2019)Despite their small land area, the Caribbean Islands support one of the highest numbers of globally threatened species of any hotspot in the world. The Caribbean Islands are a biodiversity-rich archipelago that comprises ... -
The Caribbean Magnolia species (Magnoliaceae) : assessment of the genetic diversity and the underlying evolutionary history
(2020)This PhD thesis discusses the importance of conserving the genus Magnolia, particularly in the Americas, where most of the diversity of the genus is found. Magnolia trees provide a range of services, including cultural ... -
The CCCCC communication strategy : towards climate change awareness and knowledge management in the Caribbean 2020-2025 : final communication strategy & implementation plan
(2021)Baastel recently developed “The CCCCC Strategic & Implementation Plan 2021-2025, Building Resilience. Securing our Future” on behalf of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). In addition to the overall ... -
The cloud forest in the Dominican Republic : diversity and conservation status
(2019)The study of the forest in rainy environments of the Dominican Republic reveals the presence of four types of vegetation formations, clearly differentiated from each other in terms of their floristic and biogeographical ... -
The complete checklist of the birds of the West Indies : version 1.1
(2019)The «Complete checklist of the birds of the West Indies» aims to document all of the species of birds observed in the West Indies along with the species status in a number of different categories, including abundance, ... -
The composition of wintering bird communities in an agricultural landscape of the Northwestern Dominican Republic
(2019)Hispaniola, the second largest and most topographically complex island in the Antilles of the Caribbean, is home to a wide variety of habitats for resident birds as well as overwintering migrants from North America. Over ... -
The conservation atlas of tropical forests : the Americas
(1996)The threats to the rainforests of tropical America have been at the centre of international environmental concerns now for a couple of decades. Yet the material in this up-to-date and authoritative atlas highlights the ... -
The designation and management of Ramsar Sites : a practitioner’s guide
(2017)This guide is aimed primarily at those involved in the management of Ramsar Sites, to help promote better understanding of the processes involved based on guidance provided by the Ramsar Convention and good practices ... -
The disconnect between knowledge and perceptions : a study of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge and their perception of the state of fisheries and how these are managed in the Dominican Republic
(2022)Understanding what fishers know about the ecology of the fish they catch, and how they perceive the state and management of their fisheries can guide efforts towards more sustainable fishing practices. We tested relationships ... -
The Dominican Republic : A birding trip report : Mar / Apr 2022
(2022)"A Dominican Republic itinerary writes itself, with the majority of birding time being dedicated to the southwest, where almost the complete suite of the endemics are to be found. An additional short leg to the north is ... -
The Dominican Republic : a country between rain forest and desert : contributions to the ecology of a Caribbean island
(1997)[Este recurso no está disponible en formato electrónico para consulta en línea o descarga]. An introduction to the ecology of the Dominican Republic is presented and many specific environmental problems are discussed in ... -
The environmental tragedy of Latin America and the Caribbean
(2020)This book is the result of a collective analysis undertaken at the invitation of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) as part of the discussions supporting preparations for the thirty-eighth ... -
The evolution of CITES : a reference to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora : 11th edition - 2018
(2018)The «Evolution of CITES» became 30 years of age in 2018 and has gone through 10 major updates since its first publication in 1988. -
The evolutionary history of the Caribbean magnolias (Magnoliaceae) : testing species delimitations and biogeographical hypotheses using molecular data
(2022)The Caribbean islands provide an ideal setting for studying biodiversity, given their complex geological and environmental history, and their historical and current geographical proximity to the American mainland. Magnolia, ... -
The faces of Grupo Jaragua
(2005)Grupo Jaragua is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in the Dominican Republic that exemplifies a conservation group that works well — sometimes under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. With a staff of only 13 ... -
The forests of the Dominican Republic
(1922)Physiographic divisions -- Temperature and rainfall -- The general relations of the forest vegetation -- The evergreen hardwood forest type -- The partly evergreen hardwood type -- The pine forest type -- Thorn forest ... -
The future is now : science for achieving sustainable development
(2019)The present Global Sustainable Development Report was prepared following the decision of the United Nations Member States at the 2016 high-level political forum for sustainable development. The report draws upon an ...