Caribbean - Science topic

Can a genealogy in political ecology be conceived from a particular specific geographical and ethnic approach in Latin America and the Caribbean?

For example: EP of Caribbean, EP of Centroamerican, EP of southamerican...or Indigenous...etc.

To study heritage of an island in the Caribbean what research methodology is recommended?

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that the 193 United Nations Member States adopted on September 25, 2015 looks to reconcile "people, planet, and profit", acting through 17 Sustainable Development Goals and associated targets. Relatedly, on December 12, 2015, the 195 members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change signed the Paris Agreement to deal with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance.

Cities are responsible for more than 70% of global carbon dioxide emissions and should play a critical role in achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities & Communities), for example, can act as a guiding theme to synergize progress toward SDG 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable & Clean Energy), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). Cities have also been tasked with delivering the bulk of the nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement that each country committed to.

Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized developing region on the planet, with more than 80% of the population living in cities. What approaches to localizing climate action (e.g., systems approaches to delivery and maintenance of infrastructure, multilevel governance arrangements, pilot programs) might Latin American and Caribbean cities share with the world?

The research question aims to investigate the effects of deforestation on biodiversity within tropical rainforests. By utilizing satellite data and species richness indices, the study seeks to understand the relationship between the rate of deforestation and the diversity of species in these vital ecosystems. Through this analysis, the study aims to shed light on the potential consequences of deforestation on the delicate balance of plant and animal life in tropical rainforests and its broader implications for environmental conservation and management. Consider the given geographical: Amazon Rainforest: Located primarily in Brazil; it also extends into parts of Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

What is measurable impact of the culture on the home environment, that helps in creativity nurturing of a child?

This question should have been asked by my graduate student Vadim Dolya, but he is busy now (he, as a senior officer, is fighting against Russia). I'm asking this question instead. In the autumn of 2005, we observed a whole chain of different contrasting natural anomalies not connected with each other, which were not synchronized with El Niño. These are the drying of the Amazon (#1), abnormal tropical cyclogenesis in the Caribbean, including Atlantic tropical cyclones in December and January (#2), unprecedented aseismic spreading in Ethiopia in the Afar Valley (#3), a fourfold increase in subduction of the Nazca Plate (# 4), an unprecedented avalanche of house collapses around the world (#5), a fourfold increase in the number of pipeline breaks #6. I have attached the "anomaly" slide. Perhaps I do not know everything that happened at that time. Vadim Dolya, in the manuscript of his thesis, studied the meteorological consequences of a short-term (48 hours) reverse vertical movement from a tectonic block measuring more than a million square kilometers with an amplitude of 150 cm, in the center of which was Great Britain. I have attached a map of this block ("Nord Sea" slide). This is exactly a tectonic block, since its spatial scale (1100x1100 km) and spatial orientation (35º and 305º) correspond to the theory. He described the formation of a mega cyclone associated with this process, which was generated by an anomaly in the gravitational field in this region. I have attached the "meteo" slide. Rapid changes in the Earth's gravitational field were manifested by a regional anomaly in the shape of the Earth's geoid on November 24-26, 2005. I have attached the "geoid anomaly" slide. For all this to happen, you need an external influence with great energy. This is the crux of the matter. The most important. Look at the change in the trajectory of the axis of the Earth's horoscope in 2005, in more detail in the fall of 2005, and in even more detail at the time of the change in the shape of the geoid in the UK region on 11/26/2005. It's on the Earth Gyro Axis slide. You and I perfectly understand that the nutation of the Earth's gyroscope axis does not occur so quickly. Certainly it is a different process. I'm wondering, is this all real?

In the fall of 2005, the Amazon River suddenly dried up (photo attached). At the same time, a little to the north, in the Caribbean, the number of tropical cyclones increased abnormally (the graph is attached). In addition, the formation of tropical cyclones continued until January 2006, see cyclones Delta and Zeta (map attached). It happened in one geographic region. I think these anomalies may have a common cause. I analyzed the gravitational field, which can form an anomaly of high atmospheric pressure in the region. Maybe there are other ideas? In 2010, the drought in the Amazon was not accompanied by an anomaly of tropical cyclogenesis.

I am interested in meaning-making practices associated with visual language and what that means for traditional curricula in the English-speaking Caribbean.

I would like to know the current data of following region

1. Central Asia

2. Latin America and the Caribbean

3. Central and Eastern Europe

4. North America and Western

5. Sub-saharan Africa

6. East Asia and the Pacific

7. South and West Asia

Hi everyone,

As part of a project on (the postcolonial aspects of) the prediction of juvenile crime in the Caribbean, we are writing about the occurrence of silence in ethnography. We are interested in how the ethnographer's own stance and manners during fieldwork hamper the voice of participants, as well as in the postcolonial dimensions of this process. We noticed for instance that in our own study at a juvenile detention centre in Willemstad (Curacao), our own conceptions of childhood (and the way we asked questions about it) stood in the way of the young detainees to speak their mind.

Who has suggestions that can help us out with (more general) literature on the production of silences in ethnography? They would help a lot, thank you.

Kind regards,

Paul Mutsaers

Radboud University, the Netherlands

In some European countries, in Africa, in Latin America and even in the Caribbean, individual sanitation by dry litter toilets is practiced by some communities. The residues from these toilets are then composted and used in agriculture.

The most countries that have sustained a peg for at least five years are very small open economies ( Caribbean countries, Barbados, Antigua, Bahrain), often highly specialized in tourism or fiscal havens. Explain why fixed exchange rates are particularly advantageous for these countries.

How could Latin America overcome its structural crises (political, economic, social)? What are its main obstacles?

The economics of Latin America and the Caribbean in the XX century is one key to understanding the problem, but not the only,

Secondly, the political systems in Latin America and the Caribbean plagued of populism, militarism, technocracy and its influence on democracy, guerrillas and dictatorships.

Finally, globalization, and the spread of social models of consumption that have led to the degradation of ecosystems.

What are the most pressing problems for the continent? What are the recipes or those that should be avoided?

This course has a comparative focus, although it is not the only or maybe even most compelling thing about it. So we will be taking a comparative look at US and Caribbean black families in regard to the following:

-The 'origins' debate: Africa or slavery? Classical US and Caribbean studies

-Slavery and 'the' enslaved African/black family in the Americas

-Examining key issues in black family studies: myth of black matriarchy and the 'missing/absent father;' the 'dysfunctional black family' etc

-The black family and state (colonial/racial) policies: population, segregation, welfare etc

-Case studies of black families: rural/peasant, urban working class, professional/suburban middle-class, queer/LGBTQ etc etc

Then you and your colleagues are invited to attend this annual research event (see attached published Abstracts and Programme):

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Please share with interested colleagues on your networks.

Best regards,

Debra

Many of the predicted effects of climate change have serious consequences for water security and the overall development of the Caribbean and pose significant threats to human health and well-being and the productivity of key economic sectors. The science, research and engineering communities are beginning to link climate forecasting with water security to understand the extent and nature of the risks these changes pose to regional economies, societies and environments. With climate change prolonging drought periods in the Caribbean, should member states be required to establish a State of the Water Monitoring Networks, with the requirement that the networks focus on condition monitoring quantitative and chemical status of groundwater?

Dear colleagues, I'm looking for a full PDF version of the book "Marine Plants of the Caribbean: a field Guide de Florida to Brazil". Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington D.C.,1989. By Littler et al.

I have been looking for information about pelagic Sargassum arrivals on the beaches and coasts of the Mexican Caribbean in order to evaluate the potential design of a small plant generation of biogas throught Anaerobic Digestion.

Specifically I've been looking for these characteristics:

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Indian diaspora” has one of the world's most diverse and complex immigration histories. Since the 1700th century, ethnic Indians have established communities on every continent as well as on islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific and Indian oceans. the Indo-Canadian community is arguably the largest Indian diaspora in the world and the second-largest immigrant group in Canada. India has a long history of immigration to Canada dating back to 1800s. currently 13.4 percent immigrants to Canada comprises of Indians which is second only to Philippines. In this context this paper seeks to examine the contribution of immigrants, particularly, Indian immigrants in the economy of Canada.

I would like to find a validated food frequency questionnaire tailored for the Caribbean to be able to better assess Caribbean diets.

A very interesting new way to focus Multiple Sclerosis treatment: repairing myelina. I was informed by a Cuban article (Cuba is having one the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in population in Caribbean islands).

and it was discovered by chance, with a molecule destined originally to fight cholesterol.

Currently seeking research participants to take part in a semi structured interview, speaking about their experiences on PPP projects in the Caribbean. Participants identity will be hidden.

I am conducting an ethnoarchaeological research near Cartagena, Colombia on the Caribbean coast. Fishermen are collecting the gastropod Melongena melongena. Some of the specimens don´t present single or double rows of spines. Are these differences related to the environment? Are these differences related to a new specie?

Thanks

Hi colleagues

I need the reference: Maldonado Capriles, J. (1990). Systematic catalogue of the Reduviidae of the world (Insecta: Heteroptera). Caribbean Journal of Science.

The 21st Annual SALISES Conference invites participants to interrogate contradictions, crises, disconnections and policy implications for the Caribbean region. The influences of global populism and population changes through migration as the region moves into the 2020s could lay the foundations of realignment for traditional party systems and political divisions. Conference Website: http://conferences.sta.uwi.edu/salises/

Contributions are welcomed from academics, policy-makers, civil society groups, media practitioners, and students on the following themes, which are not exhaustive:

· Populist neoliberalism

· Climate change, Green Growth and the New Climate Economy

· Migration, Remittances and Diaspora Relations

· Circular Economy, Waste Management and Renewable Energy

· Natural disasters and Disaster Management

· China in the Caribbean

· Big Data, Digitization, and Data Governance

· Digital Finance and Blockchain

· The impact of BREXIT on the Caribbean

· Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion

· Health, Aging and Disability

· Sustainable Development Goals: Implementing, Monitoring and Accelerating

· Caribbean Political Systems

· Trade, Integration and Regionalism

· Sports and Culture in Development

· Labour, Social Justice and Decent Work

· Crime, Violence and Citizen Security

· Children and Youth Development

· Debt, Development Finance and Multilateral Agencies

· Sex, Class, Race and Power

· Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Competitiveness

· Water Production and Conservation

· Sustainable Coastlines, Fisheries and Biodiversity

· Sustainable Cities and Land-use Management

Kindly submit your abstracts of no more than two hundred (200) words to salises2020@sta.uwi.edu by 31st December, 2019. Notification of acceptance will be given by 31st January, 2020. Full papers will be due by 31st March, 2020.

African tulip trees can be found in many countries throughout Central and South America, Asia, and the Caribbean. They are primarily invasive in the South Pacific. Known for their bright, trumpet-shaped flowers, these fast-growing trees can quickly spread in agricultural areas, forest plantations, and natural ecosystems. It was largely intentionally introduced in the 1900s as a street and household ornamental tree. 

I am thinking of my thesis topic as follows:

A proposal for the implementation of CSR in company strategy in developing countries (The Caribbean)

Could you help in narrowing or structuring this research topic?

I am interested in promoting environmental education efforts for the K-12 context in the Caribbean. If anyone is aware of valid work being done in this area i.e. exiting research papers, projects, or names of researchers, please share.

I am working on a toolkit of social protection (SP) policies and programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean, and I am interested in knowing more about SP tools that have proved effective to protect individuals, families, and communities from the consequences of natural disasters (such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, etc.), especially in a developing country context. Thanks.

I'm trying to find some info on the site effects or geotechnical zonation of some caribbean countries. I tried to find something in the Caribbean Uniform Building Code, but it only offers the value of Z of the table 2.305.1 associated to the seismicity of the region

UTT Ibis Ensemble had a mission to expand the Caribbean tome of art music. We have commissioned works in the past that include the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago and now have instituted an annual Call for Compositions encouraging local, regional and international composers to write works for mixed ensemble and steel pan. We are also keen to include works that already exist and know of a few, but would be delighted to hear from anyone if they have suggestions!

Caribbean and Africa would be especially helpful

Currently, I am trying to determine the population genetic structure of two species of nudibranchs from the Caribbean. Previous research has been done with tradicional molecular methods and this is our fist attempt using NGS. So, I would like know if there is a good services provider in order to get the RAD-seq data for our project. DNA extraction is the only step that we're going to carry out in our lab.

Thanks!

Since 2011, caribbean and west-agrican coasts are experiencing huge - and problematic - arrivals of seaweeds (Sargassum spp.).

Changes of atmospheric and oceanic circulation are observed in the altlantic ocean, such as modifications of the main streams and increases of sea surface temperature, of upwellings, of sedimentary contributions of major rivers (amazon, congo) or of sands brought by the winds from the sahara, etc.

Has anyone have an schematic or a synthetic explanation on how the atlantic is changing and why theses changes are impacting sargassum blooms and arrivals on caribbean and african coasts ?

This is a matter of cultural cross-fertilization: how far can it be effectuated? What are the new hybrid creations forged in Britain and accepted by mainstream British culture?

Special issue on Mineral Deposits of Latin America and the Caribbean (Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana)

Heads up! We are intending to publish a special issue on Mineral Deposits of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana (BSGM, http://boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx/bsgm/). The BSGM is a completely free access semi-annual journal, the oldest strictly peer-reviewed journal on Earth Sciences in Mexico and one of the oldest in Latin America, and is included in the Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, SciELO, Scopus, and in many other instruments. We do not aim to restrict our scope to any type of deposits or type of studies, and all contributions related to the formation of mineral deposits in Latin America, the Caribbean or conterminous regions are most welcome, from the regional to the mineral-association scales of observation and analysis. Both original research papers and original thematic reviews are welcome as either full-length papers or short notes. Both Industry and Academia authors are encouraged to submit their contributions. Contributions focused on mineral deposits from Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela and the Dominican Rep. are so far lined up! The guest editors to this special issue are · Joaquín A. Proenza (Universitat de Barcelona), · Lisard Torró (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), and · Carl E. Nelson (Recursos del Caribe S.A.). All inquiries associated with this special issue or the journal itself are be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief of the BSGM (Antoni Camprubí, camprubitaga@gmail.com). Contributions can be written in either English or Spanish, and must adhere to our instructions to authors (http://boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx/bsgm/index.php/instrucciones-instructions). We apply no restrictions with regard to number of pages, number of figures or tables (other than those determined by our valued scientific reviewers), and we do not charge for coloured figures of for any other matter. First, we need to have a precise idea of how many contributions can be effectively expected for this call for papers; therefore, we need the interested contributors to kindly provide a tentative title, a list of authors (with their institution names and contact emails), and a 300-word synopsis of their intended contributions. Important dates: · November 3, 2018: deadline for submittal of tentative title, author list and synopsis. · May 31, 2019: deadline for submittal of original manuscripts · August 31, 2019: deadline for all revisions by peers of submitted manuscripts. · October 31, 2019: deadline for submittal of revised manuscripts. · April 30, 2020: deadline for online publication of all accepted contributions. The dates above are only tentative and may be corrected depending on the amount of contributions to this issue. Any changes in schedule will be notified to all contributors as soon as necessary. Do not hesitate to forward this message to any colleagues you may consider to have a potential interest in this special issue. We will surely be most grateful to you for your help in disseminating this information.

What are the perceptions of teachers' and principals' about the implementation of Teacher Leadership in schools in the Caribbean? There is a dearth of information about Teacher Leadership in the Caribbean. Teacher Leadership is well developed in Canada, the USA and Australia. In the UK there is some research, however teacher leadership has been slow to be implemented. In Jamaica there was some consideration about teacher leadership, however there is little information about teacher leadership. I am currently undertaking extensive research about teacher leadership for a doctoral thesis. I am interested in any information about teacher leadership in the Caribbean.

Hi all, I'm starting some work on algal communities in the Bahamas and we're finding very small sea slugs attached to the macroalgae - Acetabularia sp. The slugs are 1-4mm in length and are a brown color. There are a couple of other bubble-snail type gastropods we're finding too and I'd love to get a good key to identify them to species. I've read a lot about the kleptoplastic Elysia sp. on Acetabularia sp., but I don't think that is the slug we're dealing with - since they aren't white/green/red like the descriptions of that genus suggests. I can provide a little more info once I've put them under the microscope, just ask!

Cheers

Kate

I am doing some work in that area currrntly and need some artticles reports etc.

The projection of species distribution in the future using SDM is influenced by the General Circulation Model (GCM) chosen to make future environmental variables used in the SDM. For example, WorldClim provides a series of bioclimatic variables for a series of GCMs. Which of these GCMs would be the best representation of the future climate in the Caribbean?

I'm currently investigating four types of fungi that affects citrus plants in caribbean islands, and me and my crew in the lab hasn't be able to identify the fungus on the pictures below.

many energy and technology companies have not incorporate solar energy development to get more from the African,Caribbean consumption market despite high sunlight abundance .why

Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) meat in the tropics is becoming more sought after. It is commonly called Bison. however, the American “buffalo” are actually bison. Scientifically, Bison bison. The only true buffalo are the Asian water buffalo and the African buffalo. The American bison are actually very closely related to the Wisent, which are European bison. The American bison (Bison bison) lives only in North America, while the two main buffalo species reside in Africa, Asia, South America, Canada and the Caribbean.

We want to estimate the contribution of marine aerosols from oceans to the concentration of PM10 in a Caribbean city. Undoubtedly the Na+ is a chemical species to consider. What other elements can we consider?

were the instruments to be used in the study normed in the Caribbean?

We are compiling a toolkit of existing and tested tools for VCAs, ranging from rapid appraisals to in-depth assessments, that can be effectively applied in coastal and fishing communities to better understand local vulnerabilities to climate change in the fisheries sector. In particular, we are looking for recommendations for VCA tools developed and tested in small islands developing states (SIDS).

I am looking for a reference transcriptome for Orbicella franksi.

If this is not available can one map RNAseq reads to a sister species' transcriptome i.e. O. annularis or O faveolata?

Last year in Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean) I encountered this strange colony of the scleractinean coral Siderastrea siderea. It has circular patches of a few cms across with smaller polyps, the smallest in the center. Has anybody seen this as well and what causes this strange growth?

Travelling thousands of kilometers every year, the Yellow-billed Cuckoo is a true globe trotter. Its epic migration takes it from its breeding grounds in North America’s deciduous forest, across the Caribbean and the Amazon basin, and deep into South America – and back again! In this phase of the Neotropical Flyways Project we will answer the big unanswered question, how?: https://experiment.com/projects/the-rain-crow-mystery-cuckoos-on-migration-in-colombia

I base myself on observations made on Caribbean islands (tropics) and Chile (temperate Mediterranean zones)

I would like to know the species of octopus that appears in these two photographs. Is it possible the identification of O. vulgaris and O. briareus from a photo?

I am schedule to conduct a presentation on the Pros and Cons of the Beckford Plantation Model in respect to Caribbean Society Models with Beckford's model being declared as the best, can you help me with any information?

I have read some reports on cone snails regarded as its primary predator, but have not found any papers detailing specific predators of the bearded fireworm based on stomach contents, field observations etc.

Does anyone have information regarding the establishment of a French Naval Base on Martinique in 1784?

I am interested in investigating the role of mentoring (experienced teachers mentoring beginning teachers) in any content area at the secondary school level within Caribbean education systems. Any suggestions for relevant literature? Any suggestions for professional bodies or organisations conducting research into this issue? Thank you in advance. 

Seems to be a Sicydium sp. male in breeding coloration. Anyone knowing more?

location ... Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Province Barahona, swimming ponds (freshwater) at the beach of San Rafael

approximate coordinates 

18°01'47.5"N 71°08'13.6"W

18.029847, -71.137115

I am looking for some data on the Chikungunya.

I am doing an MSc final year project and live in the Caribbean, where the Chikungunya is new to us. I would like to do some research on a data set that may help to clarify the factors that expose people to long-term pain.

I observed horseflies (Tabaniidae) biting bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a caribbean mangrove area. I can't find reports on bloodsucking insects predating on completely aquatic mammals (dolphins, whales, manatees). Does anyone have any information/paper about the subject?

For a research project on bat pollination in Puerto Rico.

I'm looking data coastal population (urban + rural) for Latin America and Caribbean.

What are the best mechanism you expect to identify the pattern by which the virus is imported to US?

My interest is in Spanish speaking families from Central America, South America and the Caribbean. 

There are several studies documenting temporal trends in marine productivity (e.g. plankton biomass or commercial fisheries landings). However, I am looking for studies that show whether there are differences in contemporary levels of marine productivity (i.e. biomass, not species numbers). 

I don´t know if this decapod is Mithraculus sculptus. This organism live in flat coral reef from mexican Caribbean (Quintana Roo). Can you help me? Thanks!

We need papers from the Caribbean to complete the Diaspora section of our book. At least 4-6 scholarly articles. Please contact me at ogundayo@pitt.edu

Thank you!

Country and industry specific insights are welcomed. Discussion on the challenges or impediments to the effective leveraging of these solutions would also be helpful.