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    1. Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL)

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Format:
    Internet resource
    Publication Date:
    unknown
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) is an independent, non-partisan think-tank dedicated to strengthening Canadian relations with Latin America and the Caribbean through policy dialogue and analysis. It seeks to create new partnerships and policy options throughout the Western Hemisphere through its promotion of good governance, economic prosperity and social justice.

    2. Freedom is not enough: Haiti's sustainability in peril

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Tippenhauer,Hans (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    May 2010
    Published:
    London, UK: Routledge/Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Local Environment
    Journal Title Details:
    15(5) : 493-507
    Notes:
    Examines Haiti's past, present and future sustainability based on a thorough cause and effect analysis of the country's current situation, research on relevant social and economic factors, years of field experience, as well as training and consulting for businesses, political parties and non-profit organisations. In addition to identifying the current major core conflicts of Haiti, the article also suggests solutions to various social, economical and environmental issues.

    3. Sustainable Development from a Gender Perspective -- Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba: Women as Protagonists In Rural Areas

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Kleba Lisboa,Teresa (Author) and Garibotti Lusa,Mailiz (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Language:
    Portuguese
    Publication Date:
    Sep 2010
    Published:
    Florianopolis, Brazil: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Estudos Feministas
    Journal Title Details:
    18(3) : 871-887
    Notes:
    This article discusses different views about sustainable development, emphasizing -- on the basis of a survey conducted in Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba -- the role of rural women in food production and natural resource management, the strength of the rural women's movement in the conquest of rights, and the decisive participation of women in defining proposals for public policies that guarantee gender equality in rural areas. A brief comparative analysis leads us to conclude that the development model in the three countries still prioritizes the male figure in relation to land tenure, access to credit and purchase of equipment or other material resources, it is suggested that both in Cuba, a socialist country, and in Mexico and Brazil, capitalist counties, the assumptions of social policies directed to rural female workers should take into account the basic needs of rural women to guarantee a more humane and sustainable development. Adapted from the source document.