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Not just hot air : putting climate change education into practice
(2015)
Climate change presents a global challenge of a magnitude that human beings have not encountered before. Climate change has far-reaching repercussions for where people can settle, grow food, maintain infrastructure and ...
The importance of biodiversity and ecosystems in economic growth and equity in Latin America and the Caribbean : an economic valuation of ecosystems
(2010)
The Report’s approach is to analyze sectoral outputs at a micro-economic level, comparing costs and benefits between different types of natural resource production practices—those that take account of ecosystem services ...
Towards marine ecosystem-based management in the Wider Caribbean
(2011)
This symposium on marine EBM/EAF in the Caribbean was developed to provide needed guidance to the CLME Project by bringing together regional experts to develop a vision and a way ahead for EBM/EAF. The aim of the symposium ...
Disaster risk management in Latin America and the Caribbean region : GFDRR country notes
(2012)
This publication aims to provide a brief overview of the disaster risk management strides made in several Latin America and the Caribbean region countries to date. What follows is a set of country notes organized by country ...
Diagnóstico del agua en las Américas
(2012)
Este libro proporciona, por primera vez, una evaluación de los recursos hídricos en el continente americano. Este estudio diagnóstico es un acercamiento a la problemática y a los retos que enfrentan 15 países de América ...
Diagnosis of water in the Americas
(2013)
This book provides, for the first time, an assesment of water resources in the Americas. It reports the diagnosis of 15 countries. Specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Canadá, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, ...
Sexto informe nacional de biodiversidad de la República Dominicana
(2019)
La República Dominicana es signataria del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (CDB) desde el año 1996 y como tal se compromete a presentar a la Conferencia de las Partes (COP) informes nacionales sobre las medidas ...
Swat hydrological modeling and the impact of climate and land use change on the Yaque del Norte, Ozama, Haina, and Nizao watersheds
(2013)
The primary objective of this study was to analyze the changes in water and sediment production to potential future climate projections and land use land cover scenarios. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used ...
Evaluación técnica sobre el estudio de impacto ambiental del proyecto "Explotación Minera de Loma Miranda"
(2013)
El objetivo de la evaluación fue realizar un análisis técnico del Estudio de Impacto Ambiental (EsIA) y los documentos complementarios preparados por Falcondo, con el fin de ofrecer al gobierno dominicano una opinión técnica ...
Regional Management Plan for the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus Manatus)
(2010)
The primary objectives of this document are to (a) present an overview of the status of scientific knowledge, legislation, and conservation efforts in each country where West Indian manatees are found throughout the ...