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Dominican Republic forest note: opportunities for employment, tourism, and energy
(2020)
The objectives of this country forest note (CFN) are to identify and determine how to address key opportunities and challenges for sustainable forestry and forest-smart interventions in the Dominican Republic. Essential ...
Spatial distribution of bat species on Hispaniola island, the Greater Antilles
(2022)
Hispaniola shows the highest environmental heterogeneity among the Greater Antilles mainly due to its complex land relief, encompassing a high ecosystemic heterogeineity, and bats as one o the most representative group of ...
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 ...
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, ...
A social-ecological approach to studying variation in urban trees and ecosystem services in the National Municipal District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(2022)
[English] Maintaining a diverse urban forest that provides ecosystem services can promote urban sustainability and resilience to environmental change. Around the world, cities have taken to inventorying their urban trees ...
Changing ecosystems and their services
(2020)
[English] Changing Ecosystems and their Services provides a very interesting account of the frontiers of biodiversity and ecological research. It consists of seven chapters covering mass extinctions: the "Big Five" and ...
Depredación de Gymnophthalmus underwoodi (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) por Turdus plumbeus (Passeriformes: Turdidae) en República Dominicana
(2021)
[Español] Se registra el primer caso de depredación de la lagartija introducida Gymnophthalmus underwoodi por el zorzal de patas rojas, Turdus plumbeus en República Dominicana.
Análisis espacial de datos históricos y escenarios de cambio climático en México, Centroamérica, Cuba, Haití y la República Dominicana
(2020)
Este estudio está dirigido a técnicos y académicos que realizan análisis de cambio climático incluyendo análisis de impacto en diversos sectores como el agrícola, ecosistemas, hídrico, salud y energía con el fin de generar ...
Estrategia energética sustentable 2030 de los países del SICA
(2020)
El objetivo general de la Estrategia Energética 2030 es asegurar el abastecimiento
energético de los países del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA) en calidad,
cantidad y diversidad de fuentes; la provisión ...
Mapeo de la naturaleza para las personas y el planeta
(2021)
Brochure del proyecto que implementan el PNUD y sus socios para ayudar a países de todo el mundo a utilizar datos científicos y producir "mapas de esperanza" que identifiquen dónde las acciones basadas en la naturaleza ...