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Cátedra Magistral Ambiental "Dra. Pirigua Bonetti" (IV versión). El cambio climático y su impacto en el Caribe
(2020)
La Universidad Central del Este (UCE) celebró la cuarta versión de la Cátedra Magistral Ambiental “Dra. Pirigua Bonetti”, con el apoyo del Diálogo Interamericano. El orador invitado fue el científico dominicano Rafael ...
Inversión de impacto en la República Dominicana
(2017)
Existe una falta de inversión en el sector medioambiental. Los empresarios medioambientales, como los que operan en la agricultura sostenible, el ecoturismo y las energías renovables, pueden tener un impacto positivo en ...
Impact investing in the Dominican Republic
(2017)
[English] There exists a lack of investment in the environmental sector. Environmental entrepreneurs, such as those operating in sustainable agriculture, ecotourism, and renewable energy, can all have a positive impact on ...
Quo vadis lakes Azuei and Enriquillo : a future outlook for two of the Caribbean basin’s largest lakes
(2021)
Lakes Azuei (LA) and Enriquillo (LE) on Hispaniola Island started expanding in 2005 and continued to do so until 2016. After inundating large swaths of arable land, submerging a small community, and threatening to swallow ...
Influence of climatic factors on Sargassum arrivals to the coasts of the Dominican Republic
(2019)
Since 2011, the coasts of North America, Mexico, and the Caribbean have experienced an unusual increase in the arrival of Sargassum. A large amount of Sargassum has caused significant economic losses in the tourism sector ...
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 ...
Climate change and small island developing states
(2020)
Despite their heterogeneity, small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share numerous common traits, the United Nations recognizes them as a special ...
Land restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean : an overview of recent, ongoing and planned restoration initiatives and their potential for climate change mitigation
(2019)
Land degradation is a globally recognized problem and restoration of degraded land is currently high on the international agenda. Forest landscape restoration and other restorative ecosystem management activities are ...
Verdor : revista especializada en ecología y medio ambiente, año 3, núm. 6
(2007)
Edición dedicada a Sophie Jakowska. El artículo central es "El impacto de la tormenta Noel en la República Dominicana". -- Este recurso no está disponible en texto completo. El documento solo contiene la portada y la tabla ...
Public engagement and collaboration for carbon dioxide removal : lessons from a project in the Dominican Republic
(2024)
Despite an increase in literature on public perceptions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), there remains a paucity of evidence describing the social and developmental processes involved in the implementation of projects ...