| 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.
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| User Benefits of Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba - Complete MSc thesis (McGill University, December 2000) examining the benefits of urban agriculture in Havana.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Havana's Popular Gardens: Sustainable Urban Agriculture - Describes the growth of sustainable, urban agriculture to confront the food shortages of the 1990s.
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| Greening of Cuba - Full-text article from Earth Island Journal by Peter Rosset, an agricultural ecologist, executive director of Food First, and one of the leading experts on ecological farming in Cuba.
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| Rio+5 Summary Report on Cuba - The Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment's report on the environment and development five years after the Earth Summit.
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| The Application of Deep Ecology in Cuba - 2000. A deep ecological perspective on contemporary Cuba.
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| Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology - Offers assistance to commercialize Cuban biotechnology. Site includes research profile, news and links to other Cuban biotechnology sites.
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| Organiponicos in Cienfuegos, Cuba - A brief report on organic gardening in Cienfuegos, with some references and pictures.
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| The Nature of Cuba - Full-text article from Smithsonian Magazine examines the rich biodiversity of Cuba, and questions whether a rush to develop could undermine it.
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| Green Cuba - An early article on Cuba's adoption of ecological development practices.
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| Food First - Research articles and books on sustainable agricultural practices.
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| Man and the Biosphere Reserves in Cuba - Map showing locations, with descriptions, photos, and species lists.
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| The New Revolution - Urban Agriculture in Cuba - A Canadian urban agriculturalist's experience of city farming in Havana.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Wetlands of International Importance - Describes location, biology and hydrology, human use, and conservation management.
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