Barbuda: A Caribbean Island In Transition

Potter, Amy E.; Sluyter, Andrew

doi:10.1111/foge.12004

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“…The history of Barbuda can be broadly classified into three eras beginning with inhabitation by Amerindian societies (pre-history), British colonialization (1632), and the period since gaining independence (1981) and, thereafter, becoming the state of Antigua and Barbuda [3,21]. In brief, the first recorded settlers of Barbuda were the Siboney [22], archaic age fisher-forager peoples, who settled on the island approximately 5000 years ago.…”

Section: Historical Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges for the Island of Barbuda: A Distinct Cultural and Ecological Island Ecosystem at the Precipice of Change

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Barbuda is one of two major islands that comprise the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. The island is known for its secluded pink and white sand beaches and, more recently, for Hurricane Irma (September 2017). The category five mega-storm decimated much of the island’s landscape and infrastructure, and the physical damage was widely publicized. Three years after Hurricane Irma, many challenges related to humanitarian aid, fiscal resources, and materials to rebuild remain. There are many natural resource commodity and human social challenges including those related to water resources, agriculture, marine ecosystems, feral animal populations, human health, tourism, and economics. This article includes some of Barbuda’s historical context and identifies a number of current critical challenges and recommendations for activities (approaches) that may advance a number of management practices. For example, the Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) and/or One Health approach(es) include social and fiscal mechanisms to implement programs, policies, legislation, and research in which multiple sectors of Barbuda could communicate and work together to achieve sustainable outcomes. Context is provided to substantiate humanitarian aid, scientific engagement, scientific progress, and political support for a semi-closed cultural socio-ecological island ecosystem at the precipice of change.

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Section: Historical Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%