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A First Look at the Science-Policy Interface for Ocean Governance in the Wider Caribbean Region

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2016
Weak governance is a root cause of the problems constraining the sustainable management of shared living marine resources within the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR). Integral to any fully functioning policy cycle in governance is the communication of marine
P. McConney   +3 more
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Female Corporate Leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean Region: Representation and Firm-Level Outcomes

open access: yes, 2016
This paper collects an original database of publicly listed companies to determine prevailing gender ratios among board members and executives in Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC). Women are as under-represented in LAC as in the United States,
Luca Flabbi, C. Piras, Scott Abrahams
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Terrestrial Mammal Occupancy in the Context of Widespread Forest Loss and a Proposed Interoceanic Canal in Nicaragua's Decreasingly Remote South Caribbean Region

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Central America is experiencing rapid forest loss and habitat degradation both inside and outside of protected areas. Despite increasing deforestation, the Caribbean region of Nicaragua plays an important role in the survival or extinction of large ...
Christopher A. Jordan   +3 more
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Seafood Import Demand in the Caribbean Region [PDF]

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Cointegration analysis and an Error Correction Model are used to estimate aggregate seafood import demand functions for selected Caribbean countries. The results show that seafood import demand is price elastic.
Jolly, Curtis M., Nguyen, Giap V.
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Catastrophe insurance market in the Caribbean Region : market failures and recommendations for public sector interventions [PDF]

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The Caribbean region suffers from a high degree of economic volatility. A history of repeated external and domestic shocks has made economic insecurity a major concern across the region.
Auffret, Philippe
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Irrigation and water resources in Latin America and the Caribbean: challenges and strategies [PDF]

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Latin America and the Caribbean are relatively well endowed with water resources. However, population growth and rapid urbanization are putting considerable pressure on water available for irrigation.
Paisner, Michael S.   +2 more
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Cenozoic Methane-Seep Faunas of the Caribbean Region

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
We report new examples of Cenozoic cold-seep communities from Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, and Venezuela, and attempt to improve the stratigraphic dating of Cenozoic Caribbean seep communities using strontium isotope stratigraphy ...
S. Kiel, B. T. Hansen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysing the Impact of Natural Hazards in Small Economies: The Caribbean Case [PDF]

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This paper analyses the impact of natural disasters in the Caribbean. The economic impact of natural disasters in the region has been significant, resulting in widespread destruction of the productive economy.
Heger, Martin   +2 more
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Principles for Best Practice For Community-Based Resource Management (CBRM) In Solomon Islands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This report is found on pgs173-208 of the FAO publication "Socio-economic indicators in integrated coastal zone and community-based fisheries management. Case studies from the Caribbean". During the fiscal year 2002/03, the CRFM Secretariat requested FAO'
Terrence Phillips
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