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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2017
    Latin America and the Caribbean, Cuba

    El presente trabajo estudia las principales transformaciones introducidas en la economía cubana en el periodo de 1975 a 2013, con un énfasis particular en la Tercera Reforma Agraria puesta en vigor a partir de 1993, la cual significó el tránsito hacia un nuevo modelo agrario cuyo objetivo principal sería resolver el problema de la soberanía alimenticia. Con esta nueva reforma agraria se reconfigura una vez más la forma de tenencia de la tierra en Cuba, estando actual- mente el 54% (de las tierras) en manos del Estado y el 46% restante es propiedad no estatal.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2017
    Latin America and the Caribbean, Cuba

    Cuba, isla del Caribe que cuenta con una superficie total de 10.988,6 miles de hectáreas, siendo agrícola 6.619,5 fue objeto de grandes transformaciones en el agro a partir de 1959.

    Una visión de nuestro contexto nacional y regional, en las que influyen cuestiones tan medulares como el crecimiento económico, la población y el territorio, la mejoría de sus condiciones en cuanto al medio ambiente y la calidad de vida de sus habitantes; obliga a los gobiernos a lograr un equilibrio territorial, funcional y económico, en el ámbito de todo el sistema del país.

  3. Library Resource

    Volume 10 Issue 3

    Peer-reviewed publication
    March, 2021
    Bahamas, China, Greece, Norway, Holy See

    The spatial distribution of potentially toxic elements in land near a heavily loaded highway in the West Attica region (Greece) is discussed. This study aimed to investigate the extent of soil contamination with trace elements on land in the margin of highways. The concentration of thirty-five elements in topsoil, car ash, and road sediment bulk samples was determined. Statistical and spatial analysis was applied for evaluating the geochemical dispersion of the examined elements. Geo-accumulation index was estimated.

  4. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2019
    Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cape Verde, Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Guyana, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Samoa

    Land degradation exacerbates the unique vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to environmental challenges, such as climate change, flash floods, soil erosion, lagoon siltation, coastal erosion and sea level rise, undermining their economic potential. Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in SIDS, preserving biodiversity and increasing resilience to climate change. Land degradation has a strong negative impact on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, water resources management and coastal zone management.

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    Sustainable land management and agroecology practices
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2018
    Eritrea, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, South Africa, Gambia, Nigeria, Barbados, Cuba, China, Mongolia, Armenia

    As of 2017, SGP has awarded over 3,800 small grants to land degradation projects in over 120 countries, many of which are in regions with extreme levels of poverty and food insecurity across Africa and Latin America. Africa, in particular, is experiencing the highest population growth of the developing world, while being exposed and vulnerable to the rising impact from climate change.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2019
    Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, South America, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru

    The extensive arable land and great biodiversity present in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have the potential to ensure sustenance and a good quality of life for its more than 600 million inhabitants. LAC has experienced important changes in land use. When the Europeans arrived in the 15th century, the forest cover of LAC accounted for approximately 75 per cent of the territory.

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