Reports and publications
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JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ANDTHE REPUBLIC OF CUBA ON COOPERATION ON ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION
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Finding Common Ground on Environmental and Safety Preparedness for Offshore Oil and Gas in Cuba
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US-Cuba relations put oceans at intersection of history and opportunity
Type: Column/Article
Date: July 12, 2024
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.
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US-Cuba ocean agreement: A breakthrough for marine science, protection
Type: Column/Article
Date: July 12, 2024
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.
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Letter to Biden transition team on US-Cuba environmental cooperation [PDF]
Type: Letter
Date: July 12, 2024
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.
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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.