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Multi-stakeholder perspectives on coastal and marine (connectivity) management in Dominican Republic
(2016)
Large-scale connectivity conservation initiatives are increasing in prevalence as a variety of benefits are continually being demonstrated through these models, such as establishing and strengthening marine protected area ...
Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
(2014)
In this study reef corals from two Caribbean and adjacent regions in different periods were investigated. Sclerochronological records of corals from well preserved Miocene to Pleistocene reefs were used to document potential ...
Functional study of resistance and resilience in mangrove ecosystems in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
[Español] En este estudio buscamos caracterizar los rasgos funcionales a nivel de comunidad para cuantificar la resiliencia y resistencia de los manglares y explorar la relación de los rasgos funcionales a nivel de comunidad ...
Genetic diversity and conservation of Pseudophoenix (Arecaceae) in Hispaniola
(2014)
The Caribbean genus Pseudophoenix (Arecaceae) has its center of taxonomic diversity in Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Three species (P. ekmanii, P. lediniana, and P. vinifera) are restricted to this island. ...
Ecology and conservation genetics of Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
(2011)
Ridgway's Hawk is a forest raptor endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. The species is ecologically little known, with only three nests followed in 1976, and no comprehensive nest observations reported ...
Generación de energía renovable desde el enfoque de capacidades para el desarrollo humano : análisis de la experiencia comunitaria de Angostura, República Dominicana
(2016)
Desde los años 90, el paradigma del Desarrollo Humano ha tomado fuerza en los espacios académicos, sociales y políticos para analizar, definir y evaluar desde un enfoque no tan economicista las intervenciones y el desarrollo ...
Distribution and conservation of the Antillean manatee in Hispaniola
(2016)
Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) were heavily hunted in the past throughout the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR), and are currently listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In most WCR ...
Local ecological knowledge of fishermen in Rhode Island and the Dominican Republic : state of their fisheries, changes and adaptations
(2016)
There is a growing need to broaden our understanding of people’s knowledge and their fisheries and to consider new approaches that will lead to effective conservation that enables us to sustain fisheries and protect the ...
Participatory assessment of a community’s climate resilience and potential for the REDD+ program in the Dominican Republic (Doctoral dissertation, Université de Sherbrooke).
(2018)
To adapt to climate change, the Dominican Republic is writing its national strategy for the REDD+ program. An ongoing conservation project managed by the Fondo Agua Santo Domingo got fast and cost-effective results compatible ...
Environmental science in middle school curricula : A pilot project in the Dominican Republic
(2012)
The Dominican Republic’s (DR) public investment in education by 2010 was 2% of the GNP; falling behind the 6% minimum established by UNESCO in 2010 as a requirement to achieve quality education. The DR has not developed ...