Zapata Rail on the edge

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tue, Jul 13, 2010. Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai is a very poorly-known waterbird endemic to Cuba, and today a relict species from the Zapata Swamp in western Cuba. The bird's elusive nature has caused confusion within the ornithological community as to its status' confusion that may have unwittingly provided a smoke screen to a very real threat that may be driving the species to extinction. Read More

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Mil cumbres: Natural Paradise

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, Cuba.- The Sierra de los Organos and del Rosario with the country´s oldest geological formations makes the protected area Mil Cumbres a natural paradise. Read More

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Thousands of hectares of forest destroyed by fire in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:12 PM. HAVANA, Aug. 12, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- All together 5,711 hectares of forest in Cuba have been burnt down by fires from January to May, said official sources here on Thursday. Read More

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Cuban Scientists Genetically Improve Forest

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban scientists are working on the genetic improvement of important forest species, as part of the national reforestation strategy the island has implemented. Read More

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Cuban Scientists Improve Genetically Forest

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban scientists are working on the genetic improvement of important forest species, as part of the national reforestation strategy the island has implemented. Read More

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Seismic Activity in Guatemala Continues

<p style="text-align: justify;">Seismic activity continues in Guatemala without causing casualties or damages so far, while the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction and the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH) are monitoring three volcanoes that have continuous activity. Read More

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New Populations of Birds Found in Cuban Wetland

<p style="text-align: justify;">CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, Aug 12 (acn) New populations of blue-headed Quail-Dove and Antillean palm swift were found in areas of the Great Wetland of northern Ciego de Avila, one of the major bird shelters in Cuba. Read More

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Tree Planting Increases in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">More than 1.4 million seedlings have been cultivated in the city during the current planting season, for the forestation and reforestation of the Cuban capital. Read More

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Int'l Speleologists Meet in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">The 6th Congress of the Speleological Federation of Latin American and the Caribbean, now meeting in the western Cuban <br> province of Matanzas, debated actions on Thursday for protecting the underground world, faced with human mismanagement. Read More

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Cuban Companies and Institutions Abandon Use of Ozone Depleting Substances

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 5 (acn) The national Ozone Technical Office has granted awards to more than 30 Cuban companies and institutions that have ceased to use ozone depleting substances. Read More

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