Since January 1999, the rural regional development project ‘Bosque Seco’ (Rational Management of Tropical Dry Forest) in the Southwest of the Dominican Republic is in its follow-up phase. The objective of the project was ...

This chapter presents an assessment of the water resources management system of a case study region, the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, with a particular focus on sustainability. After a brief presentation on water ...

[English] The island of Hispaniola is located between parallels 17 and 19 N and forms part of the Greater Antilles group in the Caribbean region. It covers an area of 76,484 km2 and has the highest altitudes in the whole ...

En este trabajo se estudian los efectos adversos del cambio climático en la región, así como la exposición de esta a los fenómenos climáticos, y se indica que son una de las mayores amenazas para los países miembros del ...

A historical chronology of researches on the echinoderms of Hispaniola Island, from 1857 to the present is given, with reference to ten international expeditions including more than 50 localities, collections from national ...

The importance of fisheries for coastal communities and livelihoods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is well documented. This is particularly the case for ‘coastal fisheries’, including subsistence, traditional ...

A collection of Mycena epipterygia from montane cloud forest in the Dominican Republic was found to have one-fourth to one-half monosporous basidia mixed with bisporous basidia. It is described as a new variety, M. epipterygia ...

In this chapter we outline the basic components of manatee rehabilitation programs and detail those existing in North, Central, and South America.

In this chapter we address conservation of the remaining West Indian manatees in the Wider Caribbean (WCR), including those populations within the Caribbean Sea, the western Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coasts of ...

The herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic consists of 39 frogs (two of which areintroduced), 110 squamates (one possibly extinct and three or four introduced), one crocodilian, three turtles (one introduced), plus four ...