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Cuban Biotechnology
Includes several abstracts of biotechnology articles written in Cuba in the Publications section.
http://gndp.cigb.edu.cu
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 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.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/CubaGreen.html#c...
BIOINFO-National Bioinformatics Center
Research institution of the Ministry of Science Technology and the Environment with research projects and services that include biological sequence retrieval systems, high performance computing and prediction systems.
http://www.bioinfo.cu/
Green Cuba
An early article on Cuba's adoption of ecological development practices.
http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issu...
Man and the Biosphere Reserves in Cuba
Map showing locations, with descriptions, photos, and species lists.
http://www.mabnetamericas.org/brprogram/Re...
User Benefits of Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba
Complete MSc thesis (McGill University, December 2000) examining the benefits of urban agriculture in Havana.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/havanaBenefit.ht...
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/Pr...
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/
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.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cubacastro.html#...
The Application of Deep Ecology in Cuba
2000. A deep ecological perspective on contemporary Cuba.
http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/content/v16...
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.
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/cuba.ht...
The New Revolution - Urban Agriculture in Cuba
A Canadian urban agriculturalist's experience of city farming in Havana.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/CubaSpringPhotos...
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.
http://www.biotech-monitor.nl/2007.htm
Havana's Popular Gardens: Sustainable Urban Agriculture
Describes the growth of sustainable, urban agriculture to confront the food shortages of the 1990s.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cuba.html#cuba
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/Cub...
Food First
Research articles and books on sustainable agricultural practices.
http://www.foodfirst.org/cuba/
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.
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublica...
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.
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/...
Organiponicos in Cienfuegos, Cuba
A brief report on organic gardening in Cienfuegos, with some references and pictures.
http://academicos.cualtos.udg.mx/Pecuarios...
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