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File A Literature Review on Trace Metals and Organic Compounds of Anthropogenic Origin in the Wider Caribbean Region In this study about 30 studies from the published literature were reviewed to determine the pollution status regarding heavy metals and organic compounds of the... Adolfo Fernandez
File Assessment of the State of the Environment Relevant to the GPA Source Categories in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States This document gives an overview of the situation in regards to land-based sources of pollution in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) region. It... rwade
File Biological Indicators in the Caribbean Coastal Zone and Their Role in Integrated Coastal Management This report reviews the use of biological indicators and the presence or absence of a relevant framework for their use in Caribbean Intergrated Coastal Manageme... Dulcie M. Linton
File Carribean Sea Ecosystem Assessment The economic activity of the Caribbean is based to a great extent on the boundary to the sea. This require a healthy functioning marine environment. This repor... John B. R. Agard and Angela Cropper, The University of the West Indies (UWI)
File CRS Report for Congress, Cruise Ship Pollution: Background, Laws and Regulations, and Key Issues This report describes the several types of waste streams that cruise ships may discharge and emit. It identifies the complex body of international and domestic ... Claudia Copeland, Resource, Science and Industy Division U.S.A
File Draft Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report This draft report examines five primary cruise ship waste streams- sewage, graywater, oily bilge water, solid waste and hazardous waste. For each waste stream t... United States Environmental Protection Agency
File Ecosystems and Human Well-being; Current State and Trends: chapter 19 Coastal Systems Gives a general overview of costal zones and areas. Information on marine mammals, waterbirds etc. Linkages with other systems. Human development and changes an... Tundi Agardy
File Island-specific Preferences of Tourists For Environmental Features: Implications of Climate Changes for Tourism-dependent States Climate change may affect important environmental components of holiday destinations, which might have repercussions for tourist-dependent economies. This study... Maria C. Uyarra
File Key Principles for Tourism Development This document presents key principles and a checklists to increase understanding and recognition of actions necessary to minimise the impacts of tourism develop... UNEP/GPA, www.gpa.unep.org
File Major Issues in the Management of Enclosed or Semi-Enclosed Seas, With Particular Reference to the Caribbean Sea In this study, attention is directed to the problems and issues that emerge in the management of enclosed or semi-enclosed seas, with particular reference to th... LC/CAR/L.24
File Managing Sustainable Tourism in the Small Island Caribbean This paper reviews three types of smal-island planning problems: 1) general limitations--trade dependence and export concentration, declining aid and currency v... rwade
File Meeting the MDG Drinking Water and Sanitation Target. A Mid-term Assessment of Progress Safe drinking water and hygienic santitation facilities is a precondition for health and success to fight poverty. Yet 2.6 billion people lack latrine. One pers... UNICEF
File Preliminary assessment of tourism sector in the context of physical alterations and destruction of habitats (PADH) in the Wider Caribbean Region This document gives an overview of environmental degradation from tourism facilities, and gives information on regional initiatives, best management practices, ... UNEP/GPA
File Report on the world's Oceans This report covers a wide range of marine pollution topics including source, impact on ecosystems, human contribution, as well as current fishing activity and m... Greenpeace
File The Caribbean and Climate Change, the Coasts of Inaction This report offers a preliminary examination of the potential costs to the island nations of the Caribbean if greenhouse gas emission continue unchecked. The re... Ramón Bueno
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