Science and Environment

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI): Country Overview - Review of Cuban accomplishments in biosciences, with an analysis of their application in bio-warfare.
http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Cuba/

Cuban Biotechnology - Includes several abstracts of biotechnology articles written in Cuba in the Publications section.
http://gndp.cigb.edu.cu

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. <small>(June 1, 2001)</small>
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/research_reports/art1164.html

Green Cuba - An early article on Cuba's adoption of ecological development practices. <small>(November 1, 1992)</small>
http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1992/11/mm1192_10.html

Organiponicos in Cienfuegos, Cuba - A brief report on organic gardening in Cienfuegos, with some references and pictures. <small>(2001)</small>
http://academicos.cualtos.udg.mx/Pecuarios/PagWeb%20EP/Lecturas/ORGANOPONICOS.htm

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. <small>(February 2, 1999)</small>
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cubacastro.html#castro

Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean - Photos, video, and supporting articles on animal life from the television show Nature.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/cuba/

User Benefits of Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba - Complete MSc thesis (McGill University, December 2000) examining the benefits of urban agriculture in Havana. <small>(December 1, 2000)</small>
http://www.cityfarmer.org/havanaBenefit.html#havanaCUBA

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. <small>(January 1, 1995)</small>
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/cuba.html

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. <small>(December 1, 1999)</small>
http://www.cityfarmer.org/CubaGreen.html#cubagreen

Cuba Organic Support Group (COSG) - UK-based organisation which supports organic farming and sustainable agriculture on the island. Describes Cuban groups working in this area.
http://www.cosg.org.uk/

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

The Application of Deep Ecology in Cuba - A deep ecological perspective on contemporary Cuba. <small>(2000)</small>
http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet/article/view/148/176

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. <small>(May 1, 2003)</small>
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2003/may/cuba.php

Will Cuba's Biotechnology Capacity Survive the Socio­economic Crisis? - Article reviewing the development of this industrial sector, and considering possibly conflicting goals of research to support food production vs. commercialization. Also includes brief descriptions of major research facilities and their areas of work. <small>(September, 1994)</small>
http://www.biotech-monitor.nl/2007.htm

Havana's Popular Gardens: Sustainable Urban Agriculture - Describes the growth of sustainable, urban agriculture to confront the food shortages of the 1990s. <small>(March 21, 1998)</small>
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cuba.html#cuba