Land Resources
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
The Planning Divisions of St. Kitts and Nevis have been authorised under the Development Control and Planning Act 2000 to exercise development control measures. St. Kitts and Nevis released a National Physical Development Plan (NPDP) in 2003 for the development of land and for the preservation and improvement of related amenities. Development also followed the Integrated Planning, Land Use and Development Control Policy for the period 2001-2005. There is also the St. Kitts and Nevis Building...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
Haiti signed the International Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 1994 and it was ratified by Parliament in 1996.Mountains occupy 75% of the country and their orientation greatly influences local rainfall and insulation regimes. Haiti’s soils are very diverse, and consist of igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and limestone. In the mountains, soils were developed on a base of basalt and limestone. Haiti attaches great importance to the agricultural sector, with 43% of the country's...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
A National Land Use Plan (NLUP) has been undertaken in Dominica. 25% of Dominica’s forest lands are legally protected either as forest reserves or National Parks. Dominica has two declared Government Forest Reserves namely the Central Forest Reserve (410 hectares) established in 1951 and the Northern Forest Reserve (5,475 hectares) established in 1977. Three National Parks have been designated: the Morne Trois Pitons National Park (6,872 hectares) was established in 1975, the Cabrits National...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
Antigua and Barbuda has established land-use plans. Decision making tools such as Land Information Systems and Geographic Information Systems have been developed. A housing strategy has been formulated to address issues of shelter.White sandy beaches, wetlands and sea grasses are also key components of Antigua and Barbuda’s land resources. In the 1980s, it was estimated that wetland systems constituted approximately 11% of Antigua and Barbuda’s total land area. Over the past 30 years, Antigua’...
elena
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02 May 2011
In 2010, the Seychelles presented their Third National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Additionally, the Seychelles Government is preparing a Land Use Plan. Sustainable development is pursued through a 10-year National Environmental Management Plan, with a new one covering 2011-2020 currently being formulated.
Development pressure is a significant threat to biodiversity in the Seychelles, with tension between agricultural, conservation and development use of land. In view of...
