Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Management and Benefits. Proceedings of the211 Meeting of Caribbean Foresters (9th). Held in the Dominion Republic on June 1-5, 211 1998

摘要

During June 1-5, 1998, 58 participants celebrated the 9th Caribbean Foresters211u001eMeeting in the Dominican Republic. Sixteen countries were represented, as well as 211u001evarious non-government organizations (NGOs), private firms, and multinational and 211u001enational development agencies. The theme of the meeting was Biodiversity in the 211u001eCaribbean: its management and benefits. In addition to thematic presentations for 211u001eeach country, four guest speakers from the USDA Forest Service, the University of 211u001eIllinois, and the Nature Conservancy presented invited papers. A local research 211u001eproject was presented one evening, as well as a session on the basic operation 211u001eand uses of global positioning and geographic information systems. The local NGO 211u001ePROGRESSIO hosted the group for a 1-day field trip to the Ebano Verde Scientific 211u001eReserve, located in the scenic montane cloud forest of the Dominican Cordillera 211u001eCentral.