Caribbean- Cuba- Science and Environment

13 pages found in Science and Environment:

Cuba Organic Support Group (COSG)

UK-based organisation which supports organic farming and sustainable agriculture on the island. Describes Cuban groups working in this area.
http://www.cosg.org.uk/

Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean

Photos, video, and supporting articles on animal life from the television show Nature.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/cuba/

Cuban Biotechnology

Includes several abstracts of biotechnology articles written in Cuba in the Publications section.
http://gndp.cigb.edu.cu

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI): Country Overview

Review of Cuban accomplishments in biosciences, with an analysis of their application in bio-warfare.
http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Cuba/

Soil Improvement Project

Highly technical report from a composting study on using biofertilizer, natural minerals, and organic residues to control pollution, recover degraded soil, and improve the substratum. By Dr. Pedro Cairo of Universidad Central de las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/Guillese/Proyecto.htm

Cuba: Going Against the Grain

A full-text report from Oxfam America on Cubas food crisis, agricultural reform, and dramatic adoption of large-scale organic agriculture. <small>(June 1, 2001)</small>
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/research_reports/art1164.html

User Benefits of Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba

Complete MSc thesis (McGill University, December 2000) examining the benefits of urban agriculture in Havana. <small>(December 1, 2000)</small>
http://www.cityfarmer.org/havanaBenefit.html#havanaCUBA

The Application of Deep Ecology in Cuba

A deep ecological perspective on contemporary Cuba. <small>(2000)</small>
http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet/article/view/148/176

Cuba Goes Green: Government-Run Vegetable Gardens Sprout in Cities Across Island

Details the state-sponsorship of urban agriculture in Cuba in response to the food crisis of the 1990s. <small>(December 1, 1999)</small>
http://www.cityfarmer.org/CubaGreen.html#cubagreen

Cienfuegos, the Capital of Urban Agriculture in Cuba

An agronomist, professor, and researcher at the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba, writes briefly of the development of urban agriculture in his city. Includes graphs and photos. <small>(February 2, 1999)</small>
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cubacastro.html#castro

Havana's Popular Gardens: Sustainable Urban Agriculture

Describes the growth of sustainable, urban agriculture to confront the food shortages of the 1990s. <small>(March 21, 1998)</small>
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cuba.html#cuba

Will Cuba's Biotechnology Capacity Survive the Socio­economic Crisis?

Article reviewing the development of this industrial sector, and considering possibly conflicting goals of research to support food production vs. commercialization. Also includes brief descriptions of major research facilities and their areas of work. <small>(September, 1994)</small>
http://www.biotech-monitor.nl/2007.htm

Green Cuba

An early article on Cuba's adoption of ecological development practices. <small>(November 1, 1992)</small>
http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1992/11/mm1192_10.html