Reports and publications
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US-Cuba Working Together Again: Lessons from Environmental Cooperation [PDF]
Type: Report
Date: July 12, 2024
This publication is the product of the wisdom, research, field work, and commitment ofa highly diverse group of environmentalists from Cuba and the United States, many ofwhom have been working together for over two decades.
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Ecosystem-based management of coral reefs and interconnected nearshore tropical habitats [PDF]
Type: Case resources
Date: July 12, 2024
The shallow, nearshore and intertidal areas of tropical regions across the globe harbor some of the most productive and diverse, but also most heavily impacted, marine ecosystems in the world (Wilkinson 2008; De’ath et al. 2012). By virtue of their proximity, coral reefs are inextricably linked to mangrove forests and seagrass beds, in terms of both facing common threats and supporting common species
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Fishery cooperatives in Cuba: Potential benefits, legal feasibility, and governance pre-conditions (2014)
Type: Column/Article
Date: July 12, 2024
Currently there is a strong interest in Cuba in improving the performance of the fisheries sector with respect to social, biological, and economic outcomes. Many important fishery resources appear to be overexploited, and previous fishery regulations have had mixed success in restoring fishery stocks.
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Evaluation of the framework for national marine environmental policies in Cuba
Type: Column/Article
Date: July 12, 2024
A slow rate of economic developmentand a national commitment to sustainable developmenthas enabled Cuba to maintain some of the best preservedmarine ecosystems in the Caribbean region.
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Coastal areas of Cuba harbor richbiodiversity that provide a variety of important ecosystemservices, including fisheries production. High-valueinvertebrate fisheries in Cuba are managed on the basis ofscientific assessments, but comparable data and analysesare lacking for the much larger number of exploited finfishspecies.
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Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience in Cuba’s Coastal Communities (English) [PDF]
Type: Report
Date: July 12, 2024
Sustainable livelihoods inCuba’s coastal zones:The challenge of achieving climateresilience in tourism, energy, fisheries,agriculture, and communities
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Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience in Cuba’s Coastal Communities (Spanish) [PDF]
Type: Report
Date: July 12, 2024
Medios de vida sostenibles en las zonascosteras cubanas: el desafío de lograr laresiliencia climática en turismo, energía,pesca, agricultura y comunidades
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The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) created, for the first time and on an unprecedented scale, a mandate to change how groundwater is managed statewide in California. While enacting SGMA was a tremendous step forward, communities and water districts now face the considerable challenge of creating successful groundwater management programs.
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National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Chondrichthyes in the Republic of Cuba
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This guide from EDF and The Climate Source is meant for food and agriculture companies to share with their suppliers and support them in making the transition to climate-smart agriculture by creating awareness about relevant solutions and potential ways to fund them.