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 ...

The aim of this publication is simple: in a rational, scientifically robust way, it puts the spotlight on a Caribbean network of internationally important biodiversity sites "Important Bird Areas" (IBAs). In a region that ...

Content: 1. Geographic information and context -- 2. Summary of data contributed to this report -- 3. Status of coral reefs in the Caribbean region -- 4. Subregional trends in the cover of live hard coral and algae within ...

Currently, the primary instrument of fisheries management legislation in the Dominican Republic is the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act (Law 307-04) of 2004. The legislation does not incorporate a definition of fisheries ...

El presente trabajo se enmarca en la Carta de Entendimiento celebrada entre la Organización del Sector Pesquero y Acuícola del Istmo Centroamericano (OSPESCA) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación ...

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 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 ...

The Association for the Development of San José de Ocoa (ADESJO, in Spanish), in the Dominican Republic, is composed of 152 communities, representing 12,450 families organized into 83 community councils. The association ...

The case of the Association of Agroforestry Producers of Zambrana-Chacuey (Asociación de Productores Agroforestales de Zambrana-Chacuey, APA) in the Dominican Republic is a successful example of how communities equipped ...