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UK-based organisation which supports organic farming and sustainable agriculture on the island.
Describes Cuban groups working in this area.
http://www.cosg.supanet.com/cosghome.html
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Cuba: Going Against the Grain
A full-text report from Oxfam America on Cubas food crisis, agricultural reform, and dramatic
adoption of large-scale organic agriculture.
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/art1164.html
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The New Revolution - Urban Agriculture in Cuba
A Canadian urban agriculturalist's experience of city farming in Havana.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/CubaSpringPhotos.html
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Man and the Biosphere Reserves in Cuba
Map showing locations, with descriptions, photos, and species lists.
http://www.mabnetamericas.org/brprogram/Reserves/Cuba/reserves.html
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Food First
Research articles and books on sustainable agricultural practices.
http://www.foodfirst.org/cuba/
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Green Cuba
An early article on Cuba's adoption of ecological development practices.
http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1992/11/mm1192_10.html
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The Nature of Cuba
Full-text article from Smithsonian Magazine examines the rich biodiversity of Cuba, and questions
whether a rush to develop could undermine it.
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues03/may03/cuba.html
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Organiponicos in Cienfuegos, Cuba
A brief report on organic gardening in Cienfuegos, with some references and pictures.
http://www.dal.ca/~dp/reports/ztaboulchanas/taboulchanasst.html
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Cuban Biotechnology
Includes several abstracts of biotechnology articles written in Cuba in the Publications section.
http://gndp.cigb.edu.cu
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The Application of Deep Ecology in Cuba
2000. A deep ecological perspective on contemporary Cuba.
http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/content/v16.1/martin.html
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Rio+5 Summary Report on Cuba
The Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment's report on the environment and
development five years after the Earth Summit.
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/natreg/americas/english/cub.htm
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Greening of Cuba
Full-text article from Earth Island Journal by Peter Rosset, an agricultural ecologist, executive
director of Food First, and one of the leading experts on ecological farming in Cuba.
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/cuba.html
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Havana's Popular Gardens: Sustainable Urban Agriculture
Describes the growth of sustainable, urban agriculture to confront the food shortages of the 1990s.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cuba.html#cuba
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Cienfuegos, the Capital of Urban Agriculture in Cuba
An agronomist, professor, and researcher at the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba, writes briefly of
the development of urban agriculture in his city. Includes graphs and photos.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cubacastro.html#castro
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Cuba Goes Green: Government-Run Vegetable Gardens Sprout in Cities Across Island
Details the state-sponsorship of urban agriculture in Cuba in response to the food crisis of the
1990s.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/CubaGreen.html#cubagreen
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User Benefits of Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba
Complete MSc thesis (McGill University, December 2000) examining the benefits of urban agriculture
in Havana.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/havanaBenefit.html#havanaCUBA
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Soil Improvement Project
Highly technical report from a composting study on using biofertilizer, natural minerals, and
organic residues to control pollution, recover degraded soil, and improve the substratum. By Dr.
Pedro Cairo of Universidad Central de las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/Guillese/Proyecto.htm
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