Exploring ways to respond to rising obesity and diabetes in the Caribbean using a system dynamics model. by Leonor Guariguata, Leandro Garcia, Natasha Sobers, Trevor S Ferguson, James Woodcock, T Alafia Samuels, Cornelia Guell, Nigel Unwin

“…Continuing current trends in diet, physical activity, and demographics, the model predicts diabetes in Jamaican adults (20+ years) to rise from 12% in 2018 to 15.4% in 2030 and 20.9% by 2050. …”
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Does endemic mammal conservation in Jamaica conflict with maintaining biocultural heritage? by Samuel T. Turvey, Orlando F. Robinson, Clare Duncan, Rosalind J. Kennerley, Susan Otuokon

“…Jamaica's Blue and John Crow Mountains contain a population of the Endangered Jamaican hutia or coney (Geocapromys brownii), one of the last surviving Caribbean mammals, as well as Maroon communities that practice hunting as a traditional cultural activity. …”
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