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| Caribbean Environment Programme Technical Report #41 1998 | All CEP Technical Reports |
Table 1-1. The Cartagena Convention signatory countries and territories
Table 2-1. Projected land use changes in the WCR
Table 2-1. Principal rivers draining into the WCR
Table 2-3. Windward Islands banana revenue
Table 2-4. Land use percentage changes in croplands, pasturelands, and forest woodlands in 17 countries of the WCR during the 1977-1989 period
Table 2-5. Leading agricultural producers in the WCR
Table 2-6. Leading sugarcane and banana producers in the WCR
Table 3-1. Percent deforestation in WCR countries and territories
Table 3-2. Agricultural land use in the WCR
Table 3-3. Pesticide use in banana production on the eastern Caribbean islands
Table 3-4. Herbicides used in banana production
Table 3-5. Herbicides used in sugarcane production
Table 3-6. Herbicides used in cotton production
Table 3-7. Agricultural activities that potentially affect water quality
Table 3-8. Average annual fertilizer use in 17 countries of the WCR, including changes during the 1979-1989 period
Table 3-9. Average annual pesticide use in 14 countries of the WCR, including changes during the 1974-1984 period
Table 4-1. Some examples of traditional systems of soil management, vegetation, and water use by farmers
Table 4-2. Effectiveness and limitations of nonstructural BMPs
Table 4-3. Estimates of potential reductions in field losses of pesticides for cotton compared to a conventionally or traditionally cropped field
Table 4-4. Estimates of potential reductions in field losses of pesticides for cotton compared to a conventionally or traditionally cropped field
Table 4-5. Economic returns from soil conservation in Maissade, Haiti
Table 6-1. Contaminants/pollutants of concern, sources, causes, and practices for control
Table 6-2. Obstacles to implementation and suggested solutions
Table 7-1. Agricultural BMPs that can be applied to various management measures
FIGURES
Figure 2-1. The Wider Caribbean Region as defined in the Cartagena Convention
Figure 3-1. Banana production system
Figure 3-2. Pathways through which sediments, nutrients, pesticides, pathogens, and solid waste are transported from agricultural land to become water pollutants
Figure 3-3. Four types of soil erosion on an exposed slope
Figure 3-4. Factors affecting the transport and water quality impact of a pesticide
Figure 4-1. Diversion method of erosion control
Figure 4-2. Alternative slope patterns on controlled-erosion terraces in Venezuela
ACRONYMS
BMP best management practices
BOD biological oxygen demand
CAR/RCU Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit
CCA Caribbean Conservation Association
ESC erosion and sediment controls
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
IPM integrated pest management
IRF Island Resources Foundation
LACCDE Latin American and Caribbean Commission on Development and Environment
LBSMP land-based sources of marine pollution
NGO nongovernment organization
SAV submerged aquatic vegetation
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
USDOS United States Department of State
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
WCR Wider Caribbean Region
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