Reboot Gitmo for U.S.-Cuba research diplomacy

摘要: Cuba has about 5000 km of coastline, including coral reefs, mangrove wetlands, seagrass beds, and tropical wet forests. Long stretches coast remain undeveloped, with relatively high levels fish biomass marine biodiversity in parks that are unparalleled the Caribbean ( 1 , 2 ). But on eve President Obama's visit to Cuba, we must consider whether normalization relations between United States anticipated expansion coastal development return industrial agriculture, might reverse Cuba's advances ecological conservation. We propose an approach protect ecosystems enhance conservation research throughout Caribbean. The should deliver recent plan close military prison at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay repurpose facilities into a state-of-the-art institution peace park, zone help resolve conflicts two countries. This model, designed attract both sides [similarly, see 3 )], could unite joint management, rather than serve as wedge them, while helping meet challenges climate change, mass extinction, declining reefs.