Reports on Venezuela mini-workshops held in Caracas and Mérida in May 1989 on national problems caused by global climate change.

Article discussing the simulation of the dynamics of a tropical forest in the Western Llanos of Venezuela.

Article discussing allometric relations and growth patterns for tree species in the Imataca Forest Reserve, Venezuela.

Report on a Modeling Crop and Climate Change workshop. The objectives of the workshop were: 1) train Venezuelan scientists in the use of agricultural models IBSNAT program (International Benchmark Sites Network for Agrotechnology Transfer), including discussions about their applicability and the acquisition of knowledge about the data needed for proper simulation and validation, 2) Calibrate the model of maize (CERES) for different cultivars and different regions of Venezuela using data from soil and climate corresponding to various tests, 3) Carry out model simulations under various climate scenarios to assess their potential effects on crops, 4) To strengthen the cooperation between users of IBSNAT models to make necessary tests to get a better database application thus facilitating validation and calibration of these models, and 5) To establish plans for future agricultural and meteorological research in the context of global climate change.

Article discussing the understory of an Andean cloud forest in the Sierra Nevada National Park, Venezuela.

This report includes sections one and two of a study of the Llanos del Rio Orinoco. The aim of this study is to establish relationships between the characteristics of plant communities of the Central Plains of Venezuela and geomorfogenetica and pedogenic evolution during the Quaternary.

This report is a summary of the PAN-EARTH Project Annual Report from 1989-1990.

Report on an international workshop on climate variability and climate change in Venezuela and the Caribbean region.

This report is section three of a study of the Llanos del Rio Orinoco. The aim of the study is to establish relationships between the characteristics of plant communities of the Central Plains of Venezuela and geomorfogenetica and pedogenic evolution during the Quaternary.

Report for the Project Orinoco - Apure. This report discusses environmental and ecological information on the plains of the Orinoco river.

This report discusses a PAN-EARTH / Fondo Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (FONAIAP) Workshop on Crop Model Training and Calibration.

This report discusses the Ecological Effects Assessment of Climatic changes in Venezuela Workshop, organized by the PAN-EARTH Project and the Centre for Ecology of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC). The main objective was the evaluation of the effects of climate changes on the main ecosystems in Venezuela using ecological models.

Article on assessing potential impacts of CO2 and deforestation induced climate change on maize and black bean in Venezuela.

Article discussing the diametric tree growth in functional groups species in a seasonal forest of the Venezuelan western plains.

Article discussing the adaptation of a gap model to the study of the dynamics of a seasonal forest in the western plains of Venezuela.

This report discusses the Assessment of Impacts of Global Climatic Changes on the Venezuelan Agricultural System Workshop, as part of the PAN-EARTH Project, Venezuela case study.

Report on the potential impacts of global climate change in the farming systems and terrestrial ecosystems in Venezuela.

This report reflects the efforts of the Office of the Orinoco-Apure Project to define an environmental policy based research delineating priority areas of research and identification of potential environmental impacts of the project.

Article discussing the simulation of plant species groups dynamics in a Venezuelan western plains forest.

Article discussing models of human-nature interactions and a biocomplexity approach.

This report is on a study to quantify the production of sediment created by erosion in the upper basin of the Rio Santo Domingo dam site and determine the magnitude of the problem of sedimentation in the "Hydroelectric Complex General Jose Antonio Paez" reservoir.

Article on canopy gaps and understory light spectrum in a Venezuelan Andean cloud forest.

Report on the PAN-EARTH Sub-Saharan Africa Workshop. This workshop focused on the effects of global climate changes on the agriculture and ecology of the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.

Report for the Project Orinoco - Apure. This report discusses information on the Orinoco river delta and other deltaic tropical systems.