• Submitted by: Juana
• Environment
• Havana
• United States
• Politics and Government
• 11 / 19 / 2015

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Cuba and the United States signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding for the protection of their marine and coastal resources, the first agreement signed on environmental issues since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between both countries.
Fernando Mario González, deputy minister of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, and Kathryn Sullivan, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States, signed the document at the headquarters of the island’s Foreign Ministry.
Pedro Ramos, Superintendent of Everglades and Dry Tortugas national parks, also signed the agreement that legitimizes the intention of the parties of conserving biodiversity and promoting the sustainable use of several protected marine areas.

source: www.cibercuba.com