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 Barbados ENVIRONMENT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Soil erosion, particularly in the northeast, and coastal pollution from oil slicks are among the most significant environmental problems.
The government of Barbados created a marine reserve to protect its coastline in 1980.
As of 2000, the most pressing environmental problems result from the uncontrolled handling of solid wastes, which contaminate the water supply.
www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Americas/Barbados-ENVIRONMENT.html   (150 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983 it became a National Nature Reserve.
Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve.
The current focus is on containing spending on the extensive welfare system and planning for the time when petroleum reserves are depleted.
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html   (15451 words)

  
 Educational Web Adventures (Eduweb): Company: News
Dave's sophistication, wit, his deep grounding in the literature and practices of interactive learning, and his ability to grasp the essence of a project in record time are wonderfully matched by the elegant design work of his colleagues and their incredible capacity to make a vision a workable, engaging reality.
This digital lab lets you join a group working to establish new marine reserves in the Channel Islands.
Creating a marine reserve that will sustain the natural ecology of the Channel Islands without hurting the human community is not easy.
www.eduweb.com /old_news.html   (4011 words)

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