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| ITALIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Areas under protection
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22 |
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[22nd of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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85 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[85th of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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9 |
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[9th of 178]
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Current issues
air pollution from industrial emissions such as sulfur dioxide; coastal and inland rivers polluted from industrial and agricultural effluents; acid rain damaging lakes; inadequate industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities |
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Ecological footprint
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25 |
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[25th of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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21% |
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[21st of 141]
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International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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Known breeding bird species
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40 |
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[40th of 146]
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Known mammal species
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93 |
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[93rd of 145]
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Marine fish catch
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45 tons |
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[45th of 141]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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21 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[21st of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000
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9 |
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[9th of 25]
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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita
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21 |
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[21st of 29]
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Protected area
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56 |
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[56th of 147]
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Threatened species
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24 |
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[24th of 158]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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89 |
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[89th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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83 thousand cubic metres |
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[83rd of 141]
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Water > Phosphorus concentration
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114 mls/litre |
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[114th of 141]
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Wetlands of intl importance > Area
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78 thousand hectares |
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[78th of 112]
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Wildness
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108% |
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[108th of 141]
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SOURCES: Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003); Carbon economic efficiency (CO2 emissions per dollar GDP)
Units: Metric Tons/US Dollar GDP; CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide; This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
; Ecological footprint per capita
Units: Hectares per Person; Percent of CITES reporting requirements met
Units: Percent of Requirements Met
Units: Countries that have not ratified the CITES convention are recorded as having zero percent of their requirements met.; 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.
; Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).; Known mammal species (1992-2002).; Total marine fish catch
Units: Metric Tons; NOx emissions per populated land area
Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.; Includes carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal, and the flaring of natural gas.; Tons of Carbon Dioxide produced per capita in 1998 or latest available year. Carbon dioxide from energy use only. Excludes international marine bunkers.; Environmentally protected area (1997); Number of Threatened Species (1990-99); Number of threatened mammal species (1997); Water availability per capita (1961-1990 (avg.))
Units: Thousands Cubic Meters/Person
Units: This variable measures internal renewable water (average annual surface runoff and groundwater recharge generated from endogenous precipitation); Phosphorus concentration
Units: Milligrams/Liter
Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, except where data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. The data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of major watersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries.; Wetlands of international importance 2002; Percent of land area having very low anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of Land Area
Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Italy, Italian Republic, Repubblica Italiana, Italia
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