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Rational management of tropical dry forest with the people at the centre of the Project Azua, Dominican Republic
(2001)
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 ...
Assessment of sustainability in water resources management : a case study from the Dominican Republic
(2009)
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 ...
Comunidades y actores sociales en áreas marinas protegidas del Caribe (México, Cuba y República Dominicana)
(2006)
Este capítulo sobre comunidades y actores sociales en Áreas Marinas Protegidas (AMP) presenta los resultados de una investigación realizada sobre el manejo de recursos costeros en el Caribe desde una perspectiva etnográfica ...
Communities and stakeholders in marine protected areas in the Caribbean
(2006)
This chapter on communities and stakeholders in marine protected areas (MPAs) presents the results of research into Caribbean coastal resource management from an ethnographic and a pan-Caribbean perspective. Three case ...
Procesos antropo-edáficos frecuentes en la Reserva de la Biosfera Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo (República Dominicana)
(2006)
La tala y quema en los bosques tropicales húmedos para usos agrícolas o de pasto, vienen siendo las prácticas más habituales de la población humana ubicada en el territorio de la única reserva de la biosfera existente en ...
Componentes del paisaje en la Reserva de la Biosfera Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo
(2008)
El paisaje vegetal del territorio de la reserva de la biosfera dominicana incluyendo sus principales ecosistemas. La altitud es el factor ambiental que determina variaciones climáticas contrastadas y que se reflejan en la ...
Conservación de la biodiversidad en la Reserva de la Biosfera Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo, República Dominicana
(2008)
Las experiencias de manejo participativo de áreas protegidas en República Dominicana preceden el marco legal existente. Se iniciaron formalmente en 1989 con la firma de convenios entre la Dirección Nacional de Parques y ...
Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic
(1998)
The CARICOMP site in the Dominican Republic is in Parque Nacional del Este, a protected marine and coastal area on Hispaniola’s southeastern coast. It features leeward conditions with calm seas, currents, and a tropical ...
The emerging conservation mystique in the Dominican Republic
(1988)
The appearance of the new International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) -inspired conservation for development clubs named LAURELES within this emerging conservation climate is very timely, ...
Dominican Republic – The link between poverty and environment : an innovative tool for SDGs monitoring and evaluation in the Dominican Republic
(2016)
The chapter examines the intricate relationship between poverty, environmental degradation, and disaster vulnerability within the Dominican Republic from the Blending Evaluation Principles with Development Practices to ...