Biodiversity
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20 Jun 2011
SVG submitted its Fourth National Biodiversity Report NBSAP to the UNCBD in 2010. The National Environmental Advisory Board (NEAB) was established in 1996 to implement the National Environmental Management Strategy (NEMS). The existing biodiversity-related environmental legislation mainly consists of the Wildlife Protection Act, the Marine Park Act, the National Parks Act, and the Environmental Management Act. In total, there are more than 1,150 species of flowering plans, 163 species of ferns...
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20 Jun 2011
St. Lucia submitted its Fourth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (NBSAP) in 2009. There is a Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Act for St. Lucia as well. Numerous other biodiversity and biosafety-relevant policies and legislations have also been drafted. The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and Forestry (MALFF) is the agency with primary responsibility for the sustainable management of biological resources in St. Lucia. The island possesses a high...
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20 Jun 2011
The National Conservation and Environment Protection Act 1987 provides guidance for the management and development of the natural and historic resources in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Act also resulted in the establishment of national parks and other protected areas of natural and cultural importance. The Nevis Resource Assessment and Zoning Plan of 1990 restricts development in certain areas that have special environmental, ecological, historic or scenic qualities. And in 2000, the Development...
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20 Jun 2011
The Ministry of Environment (MDE) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development are mainly charged of the management of environment and sustainable development related issues.Haiti is one of the richest countries in the Caribbean in terms of biological diversity, but currently there is insufficient protection and conservation of biodiversity resources in the country. In 1999, a biological inventory of one offshore island called Navassa found more than 800 species,...
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17 Jun 2011
Dominica’s Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan was approved in January 2002. Biodiversity growth targets towards 2010 were set to maintain and enhance resilience of biodiversity to adapt to climate change. Dominica possesses an extensive range of terrestrial and marine biodiversity. Sixty-five percent of the island area is covered by natural vegetation ranging from dry scrub woodland on the west coast to lush, tropical rain forest in the interior and a wide variety of fauna and flora. Some...
