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Cape Verde country profile

Cape Verde country profile

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Updated: June 3, 2008, 8:22 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou

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Figure 1: Fisherman pulling their nets in Cape Verde. (Source: M. Marzot/<a href='http://www.fao.org/' class='external text' title='http://www.fao.org/' rel='nofollow'>FAO</a>) Figure 1: Fisherman pulling their nets in Cape Verde. (Source: M. Marzot/FAO)

  1. General overview
  2. Water in Cape Verde
  3. Energy in Cape Verde
  4. Human Development Index
  5. Ecoregion:
    1. Cape Verde Islands dry forests
  6. Regional biodiversity hotspot (Mediterranean Basin)


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Citation

Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Cape Verde country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 3, 2008; Last revised Date June 3, 2008; Retrieved May 20, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Cape_Verde_country_profile>

The Author

Maggie SurfaceMaggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)

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