Reports and publications

This report gives an overview of Marine Protected Areas in Cuba. The coastal and marine protected areas in Cuba constitute a subsystem within the National System of Protected Areas.

With relations between the United States and Cuba defrosting and investment interest building for the island in the U.S. and beyond, Cuba is at a crossroads.

Coral reefs are some of the world’s most imperiled marine habitats.  Impacts from climate change, pollution, overfishing and resource extraction combine to threaten reefs all over the world.  This is especially true in the Caribbean, where rapid development is underway across the Caribbean Sea, exacerbating the stressors on coral reefs and their related seagrass and mangrove ecosystems.

Ten days of Exploration in the Gardens of the Queen

JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA ON COOPERATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ANDTHE REPUBLIC OF CUBA ON COOPERATION ON ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION

Finding Common Ground on Environmental and Safety Preparedness for Offshore Oil and Gas in Cuba  

President Obama’s decision to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba opens up a new level of collaboration and exchange with the Cuban partners that Environmental Defense Fund has cultivated for more than 13 years – while reminding us that the island’s much-needed economic development may also bring new environmental challenges. 

With relations between the United States and Cuba continuing to improve, we knew it was just a matter of time before this new political reality would trickle down to the ocean floor. 

As leaders of US non-profit organizations and academic institutions at the intersection ofscience and society, we look forward to working with you and your administration. Our purpose is to ask that in the first 100 days of your administration you resume diplomatic dialogue on environmental matters with the government of Cuba and reverse current administration policies and regulations that have restricted scientific and professional exchange between Americans and Cubans.