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| MAURITANIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.59 % of GNI
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[26th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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9 |
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[118th of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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2 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[37th of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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3,137.5 |
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[115th of 178]
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Current issues
overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation |
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Ecological footprint
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1.22 |
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[97th of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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0% |
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[122nd of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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0.26 % of land area
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[192nd of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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2,670 km²
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[149th of 195]
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Known mammal species
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61 |
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[126th of 145]
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Marine fish catch
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25,948 tons |
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[77th of 141]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.2 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[84th of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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829 |
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[119th of 199]
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Protected area
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1.7 |
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[120th of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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180 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[100th of 141]
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Threatened species
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20 |
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[94th of 158]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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14 |
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[54th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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0.18 thousand cubic metres |
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[130th of 141]
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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5.54 mls/litre |
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[127th of 141]
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Wildness
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79.46% |
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[5th of 141]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Report on National Reports Required Under Article VIII, Paragraph 7(a), of the Convention, Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Gigiri, Kenya, April 2000; FAOSTAT on-line database; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Quality Monitoring System, with data for an additional 29 countries from Prescott-Allen,R. The Well being of Nations, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001; Wild Areas Project (WAP), joint Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CIESIN project to map the lastwild places on the earth's surface. via ciesin.org
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah
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