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Contents
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Purpose and Scope
SECTION 2. REGIONAL OVERVIEW
2.1 Geographic Area
2.2 Land Use and Water Resources
2.3 Socioeconomic Conditions—Agriculture, Industry, and Resources
SECTION 3. AGRICULTURAL NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Agricultural Nonpoint Sources of Pollution
3.2.1 Cultivation
3.2.2 Livestock Production
3.3 Agricultural Pollutants and Their Sources
3.3.1 Sediment
3.3.2 Nutrients
3.3.3 Pesticides
3.3.4 Pathogens
3.3.5 Solid Waste
SECTION 4. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Nonstructural BMPs
4.2.1 Education
4.2.2 Water Management
4.2.3 Land Use
4.2.4 Erosion and Sediment Control
4.2.5 Pesticide/Nutrient Control
4.2.6 Pathogens
4.2.7 Solid Waste
4.3 Structural BMPs
4.3.1 Erosion and Sediment Controls
4.3.2 Pathogens
4.3.3 Solid Waste
4.3.4 Siting Structural BMPs
4.4 Monitoring
4.5 Socioeconomic Factors and Implementation
SECTION 5. CASE STUDIES
5.1 The Better Bananas Program
5.2 Plan Sierra
5.3 Technical Improvements to Local Innovations in Haiti
APPENDIX A Site Visits
APPENDIX B Abstracts by Title
APPENDIX C Additional Resources
APPENDIX D Better Bananas Certification Program
Note: This document was commissioned by UNEP – Caribbean Environment Programme with a grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a contribution from the Trust Fund.
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