(1838 - 1904)
Zoólogo, botánico y médico. Desarrolló una amplia labor en la Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de La Habana. Autor de un depurado estilo literario, dio a conocer numerosas contribuciones científicas.
Natural and Exact Sciences
1996 | National study on Cuban Republic’s Biological Diversity
Main executives entity: Institute of Ecology and Systematics
Main author: Rodolfo Claro Madruga
Summary: It is an important document that deals with the main elements that incide on the conservation of the country’s biodiversity; includes an analysis of the relevant socioeconomic factors from this point of view, a detailed description of the country’s biodiversity in its different manifestations and considerations about the main explotation activities of that natural resources that can affect Cuban biological diversity. This way, this document constitutes a valuable tool to help in the decision-making regarding natural resources’ use. This work’s execution has shown the scientific capacity of this country and its political will to fulfill the agreements of the Summit of Rio. Cuba is one of the ten countries in the world that has finished it, and the rest are not from Latin America. Many institutions and organisms of the country have participated in its elaboration, such as CITMA, MEP, MES, MIP, etc. PNUMA approved the financing of the Cuban Strategy on Biological Diversity, as a second stage of this work, considering that this work was successfully fulfilled. 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 Claro (Inst. of Oceanology), Carlos A. Álvarez (IPF), Roberto Vandama (National Center of Biodiversity of IES)
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