Smith, ML, SB Hedges, W. Buck, A. Hemphill, S. Inchaustegui, M. Ivie
... formerly glaciated summit of Pico Duarte) to a desert depression 40 m below sea level, both on Hispaniola. Politically, this is a very diverse hotspot, with thousands of islands governed by 18 nations. Twelve of these are independent island nations (Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Republic of Cuba, Jam ...
... formerly glaciated summit of Pico Duarte) to a desert depression 40 m below sea level, both on Hispaniola. Politically, this is a very diverse hotspot, with thousands of islands governed by 18 nations. Twelve of these are independent island nations (Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Republic of Cuba, Jam ...
a situation analysis for the Wider caribbean region
... endemism, the main defining characteristics of the region are geological youth; cultural and biological distinctiveness; small size (of countries, ecosystems, domestic markets and economies); scarcity of resources, especially land, but also water in the drier islands; and vulnerability to natural ha ...
... endemism, the main defining characteristics of the region are geological youth; cultural and biological distinctiveness; small size (of countries, ecosystems, domestic markets and economies); scarcity of resources, especially land, but also water in the drier islands; and vulnerability to natural ha ...
reef-coral diversity from the late oligocene antigua fm. and
... with the diversity of Neogene faunules from units in Costa Rica, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama, and Trinidad. The reef-coral fauna preserved in the Chattian (Late Oligocene) Antigua Fm. on Antigua in the Leeward Islands is one important component of the Oligocene Caribbean regiona ...
... with the diversity of Neogene faunules from units in Costa Rica, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama, and Trinidad. The reef-coral fauna preserved in the Chattian (Late Oligocene) Antigua Fm. on Antigua in the Leeward Islands is one important component of the Oligocene Caribbean regiona ...
Caribbean Sea Ecosystem Assessment (Carsea)
... characterised by uncoordinated approaches without any holistic, integrated management plan. The fragmentation of effort involves not only many countries (e.g. 10 from mainland South and Central America) but also colonial powers from North America and Europe i.e. France, U.K., Netherlands as well as ...
... characterised by uncoordinated approaches without any holistic, integrated management plan. The fragmentation of effort involves not only many countries (e.g. 10 from mainland South and Central America) but also colonial powers from North America and Europe i.e. France, U.K., Netherlands as well as ...
Comment on Theme 3 Building Resilience
... disrupt infrastructure and economic production, contaminate aquifers, and exacerbate coastal erosion problems, with the island nations of the Caribbean being particularly hard-hit; ...
... disrupt infrastructure and economic production, contaminate aquifers, and exacerbate coastal erosion problems, with the island nations of the Caribbean being particularly hard-hit; ...
Caribbean
The Caribbean (/ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ or /kəˈrɪbiən/; Spanish: Caribe; Dutch: About this sound Caraïben ; Caribbean Hindustani: कैरिबियन (Kairibiyana); French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles) is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean), and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the region comprises more than 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays. (See the list.) These islands generally form island arcs that delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean islands, consisting of the Greater Antilles on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the south and east (including the Leeward Antilles), are part of the somewhat larger West Indies grouping, which also includes the Lucayan Archipelago (comprising The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands) north of the Greater Antilles and Caribbean Sea. In a wider sense, the mainland countries of Belize, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are also included.Geopolitically, the Caribbean islands are usually regarded as a subregion of North America and are organized into 30 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies. From December 15, 1954, to October 10, 2010 there was a country known as the Netherlands Antilles composed of five states, all of which were Dutch dependencies. While from January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962, there was also a short-lived country called the Federation of the West Indies composed of ten English-speaking Caribbean territories, all of which were then British dependencies. The West Indies cricket team continues to represent many of those nations.