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| DOMINICAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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59 % of GNI
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[59th of 179]
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
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101 % of GNI
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[101st of 165]
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CO2 Emissions
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72 |
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[72nd of 178]
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CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP
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72 kg/PPP$
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[72nd of 170]
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CO2 emissions > kt
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77 kt
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[77th of 195]
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Coral reefs > Area
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20 sq km |
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[20th of 28]
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Coral reefs > Share
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0.21% |
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Current issues
water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation |
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Forest area > % of land area
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99 % of land area
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[99th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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114 km²
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[114th of 195]
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Groundwater withdrawals
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114 |
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[114th of 188]
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International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands |
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International agreements > Signed but not ratified
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Law of the Sea |
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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day
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45 kg/day
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[45th of 115]
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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker
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1 kg per day per worker
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[1st of 115]
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PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
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121 mcg/m³
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[121st of 185]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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70 |
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[70th of 199]
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Protected area
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4 |
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[4th of 147]
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Threatened species
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70 |
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[70th of 158]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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133 |
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[133rd of 160]
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SOURCES: Carbon dioxide damage is estimated to be $20 per ton of carbon (the unit damage in 1995 U.S. dollars) times the number of tons of carbon emitted.; Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.; CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.; Reef areas have been rounded to the nearest 10 sq km, while for those countries with small areas of coral reefs, the terms less than 100, less than 50 and less than 10 sq km have been used. There are 80 countries and geographical locations with coral ree; Reef areas have been rounded to the nearest 10 sq km, while for those countries with small areas of coral reefs, the terms less than 100, less than 50 and than 10 sq km have been used. There are 80 countries and geographical locations with coral reefs. P; This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
; Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.; ; The various international environmental agreements to which a country is a party. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
; The various international environmental agreements which a country has signed but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
; Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.; Emissions per worker are total emissions of organic water pollutants divided by the number of industrial workers. Organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.; Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a countrys technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.; 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2).; Environmentally protected area (1997); Number of Threatened Species (1990-99); Number of threatened mammal species (1997)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, dominican rep, dominican rep.
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