CUBA
Cuba has already been through economic collapse as a result of the shortage of energy resources. That happened after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1989 and Cuba lost its primary sugar market and the source of almost all its petroleum. The Cubans rose to the occasion, and today are a model of sustainability for the rest of the world. For more on Cuba as a society and how it dealt with what it calls its "Special Period", see the Cuba section of our Societies page. Note: For everything you'd ever want to know about Cuba, visit Radio Free Cuba, which also plays Cuba music 24 hours a day. The Power of Community How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (article) The Power of Community How Cuba survived Peak Oil. (DVD) Cuba's transition from an industrial petroleum-based society to a sustainable society, as a result of their loss of petroleum when their source the Soviet Union collapsed. Food Cuba - A Hope How Cubans successfully responded to their own equivalent of Peak Oil Cuba and Venezuela Lead Global Organic Revolution Diversified agricultural production in the two countries Cuba: Case Study in Food Security Urban gardens, organic gardening and much more Cuba Diet, The How Cuba dealt with food shortages. Can industrial countries do it too? Cuba's Organic Food Revolution Flourishing More on Cuban agriculture Farming with Fidel Article in Sustainable Times Green Cuba Urban gardening and community food preservation Greening of Cuba, The DVD from Food First Greening of the Revolution, The Cuba's Experiment with Organic Agriculture [book] Havana's Popular Gardens Sustainable Urban Agriculture Organic Farming in Cuba Article in Multinational Monitor Permaculture in Cuba Activities of the Australian Conservation Foundation's Urban Permaculture Project in Cuba Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance Transforming Food Production in Cuba [book] What is Happening in Cuba... "The largest conversion in world history from conventional agriculture to organic or semi-organic farming." Health Cuba's Jewel of Tropical Medicine Article on the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine Green Medicine How Cuba is integrating natural remedies into its public health care - Salon article Healing the Masses Cuban health politics at home and abroad [book] Latin American School of Medicine Official Spanish language site of Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina that offers free medical training for students from throughout the Americas and other regions (including poor areas of the U.S.) - Information on the school in English including scholarships for U.S. students Primary Care in Cuba Family Medicine paper Secrets of Cuban Medicine, The Article in Russian weekly newspaper Transportation Cycling in Havana Green transportation by default |
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