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The Global Climate Risk Index 2021
(2021)The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses and ranks to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of climate related extreme weather events (storms, floods, heatwaves etc.). The most recent data ... -
The Golden Swallow Project (Proyecto Golondrina Verde) : Hispaniolan & Jamaican Golden Swallows
(2013)Aerial insectivore species in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean are almost completely absent from the scientific literature. The paucity of work being conducted on this guild makes broad-scale and comparative population ... -
The habitats of Leptochloopsis virgata in the Dominican Republic
(2010)This paper deals with the Leptochloopsis virgata esparto patches growing in the Dominican Republic. These communities thrive mostly in shaded areas, as happens in the southwest of the island and the Cibao valley, where ... -
The herpetogeography of Hispaniola, West Indies
(1980)The modern West Indian island of Hispaniola is in actuality a fusion of two formerly separate islands, each of which presumably supported a distinctive herpetofauna. With the union of these two paleoislands, there has been ... -
The herpetology of Hispaniola
(1941)This study of the herpetology has been undertaken for the purpose of advancing the survey of the amphibian and reptile fauna of the Greater Antilles. Of these islands Hispaniola has remained the least known faunistically ... -
The history of a Hispaniolan palm, Zombia antillarum
(2022)The taxonomic history of the Hispaniolan palm Zombia antillarum is reviewed -
The human resources management contribution to social responsibility and environmental sustainability : explorations from Ibero-America
(2017)In this paper we aim to advance the discussion on HRM’s quest to create value around social responsibility and environmental sustainability. We explore the perceptions reported by Human Resource managers in three Ibero-American ... -
The impact of habitat quality inside protected areas on distribution of the Dominican Republic’s last endemic non-volant land mammals
(2019)The Hispaniolan solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus, and Hispaniolan hutia, Plagiodontia aedium, are the Dominican Republic’s only surviving endemic non-volant land mammals, and are high priorities for conservation. The country ... -
The impact of tourism on rural livelihoods in the Dominican Republic's coastal areas
(2007)Tourism has rapidly grown in the Dominican Republic in recent years. This paper evaluates the impact of tourism on rural livelihoods through a survey conducted in 23 coastal communities covering a range of tourism levels ... -
The importance of biodiversity and ecosystems in economic growth and equity in Latin America and the Caribbean : an economic valuation of ecosystems
(2010)The Report’s approach is to analyze sectoral outputs at a micro-economic level, comparing costs and benefits between different types of natural resource production practices—those that take account of ecosystem services ... -
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
(2021)[English] 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 ... -
The journey to a climate resilient Caribbean : a J-CCCP review
(2020)The Caribbean, as a region that consists of small states and primarily, small island developing states (SIDS), is acutely vulnerable to the changing climate and as such, the region is taking steps to boost our resilience ... -
The LBS Protocol : catalyzing regional cooperation to combat marine pollution
(2020)Presentation by the UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat on the Land-based Sources of Marine Pollution (LBS) Protocol and its Regional Activity Centres - the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), Trinidad and Tobago, and ... -
The Least Pauraque in the Dominican Republic
(1979)The Least Pauraque (Siphonorhis brewsteri) of Hispaniola has been known to science for 62 years. Rollo H. Beck collected the first specimen at Túbano (now known as Padre Las Casas) near Azua in the Dominican Republic ... -
The List of Wetlands of International Importance = La Liste des zones humides d’importance internationale = La Lista de Humedales de Importancia Internacional
(2022)Esta Lista de Humedales de Importancia Internacional fue publicada el 3 de agosto de 2022. La Lista de Ramsar se estableció con arreglo al párrafo 1 del artículo 2 de la Convención sobre los Humedales (Ramsar, Irán, 1971), ... -
The marine advantage : empowering coastal communities, safeguarding marine ecosystems
(2017)Case studies: Comoros. Outreach for Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Management -- Djibouti. Protecting marine ecosystems for sustainable fisheries -- Dominican Republic. Marine and coastal co-benefits of enhancing resilience ... -
The marketing of medicinal, aromatic plants and essential oils in the Dominican Republic
(1997)The import and the export of medicinal plants to and from Dominican Republic were examined. This was also done for the aromatic plants and essential oils. -
The multidimensional (and contrasting) effects of environmental warming on a group of montane tropical lizards
(2022)Mountains are cradles for biodiversity and crucibles for climate-driven species loss, particularly for tropical ectotherms. Constriction on activity and amplified heat stress are two key sources of warming-driven vulnerability ... -
The new Hispaniolan genus Tainus (Rubiaceae) constitutes an isolated lineage in the Caribbean biodiversity hotspot
(2017)[English] The Caribbean islands are a well-known biodiversity hotspot of global importance. Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) is a highly diverse island with 42% of its species endemic. Here we describe the new ... -
The oldest known record of a ground sloth (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Folivora) from Hispaniola: evolutionary and paleobiogeographical implications
(2021)[English] Sloths were among the most diverse groups of land vertebrates that inhabited the Greater Antilles until their extinction in the middle-late Holocene following the arrival of humans to the islands. Although the ...