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The Eighteenth-Century Climate of Jamaica Derived from the Journals of Thomas Thistlewood, 1750-1786
Examines the weather records of Thomas Thistlewood, a large property and slave-owner in eighteenth-century Jamaica.
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"The Role of NGOs in Environmental Policy Failures in a Developing Country: The Mismanagement of Jamaica's Coral Reefs"
In this paper, Michael Haley and Anthony Clayton discuss the role of NGOs in environmental policy failures in Jamaica.
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American Tropics: The Caribbean Roots of Biodiversity Science
Excerpt from the book American Tropics: The Caribbean Roots of Biodiversity Science by Megan Raby.
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Confidence in a Confidence Man: A Banana-Disease “Solution” in Late Colonial Jamaica
This article examines a “cure” for Panama disease in 1930s Jamaica, highlighting an attempt to profit off ecological vulnerability.