(1799 - 1891)
Eminente naturalista, publicó el Compendio de Geografía de la Isla de Cuba, primer libro de su tipo escrito e impreso en el país. Pero su obra monumental es Ictiología Cubana, fruto de sus investigaciones de más de cincuenta años.
Natural and Exact Sciences
1996 | National study on Cuban Biological Diversity
Main executives entity: Institute of Ecology and Systematics
Main author: Carlos A Alvarez
Summary: It is an important document that deals with the main elements that incide on the conservation of the country’s biodiversity; it includes an analysis of the relevant socioeconomic factors from this point of view, a detailed description of this country’ biodiversity in its different expressions, and considerations about the main activities of natural resources’ explotation that could affect Cuban biological diversity. This way, this document constitutes a valuable tool to help in decision-making regarding the use of natural resources. The execution of this work has shown the scientific capacity of this country, and its political will to fulfill the agreements of the Summit of Río. Cuba is one of the ten countries in the world that has finished, and the only from Latin America. Many institutions and organisms of the country have participated, such as CITMA, MEP, MES, MIP, and others. Considering the successful execution of this study, PNUMA agreed to finance the elaboration of the Cuban Strategy on Biological Diversity, as a second stage of this work. Main authors: Miguel A. Vales García, Pedro Pérez Álvarez, Daisy Balmajó Alberdi, Alberto Alvarez de Zayas, Arturo Ávila, Ariel Aguilar (Institute of Ecology and Systematics), Rodolfo Clearing (Inst. of Oceanology), Carlos A. Álvarez (IPF), Roberto Vandama (National Center of Biodiversity of the IES)
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