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Cienfuegos, the Capital of Urban Agriculture in Cuba - http://www.cityfarmer.org/cubacastro.html#castro
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.

Cuba Goes Green: Government-Run Vegetable Gardens Sprout in Cities Across Island - http://www.cityfarmer.org/CubaGreen.html#cubagreen
Details the state-sponsorship of urban agriculture in Cuba in response to the food crisis of the 1990s.

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

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

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

Green Cuba - http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1992/11/mm1192_10.html
An early article on Cuba's adoption of ecological development practices.

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

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

Soil Improvement Project - http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/Guillese/Proyecto.htm
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.

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

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

Will Cuba's Biotechnology Capacity Survive the Socioeconomic Crisis? - http://www.biotech-monitor.nl/2007.htm
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.

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