| TUVALUAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Coral reefs > Area
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710 sq km |
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[18th of 28]
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Coral reefs > Area (per $ GDP)
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58.1967 sq km per $1 million |
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[1st of 26]
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Coral reefs > Area (per capita)
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61.0175 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[1st of 27]
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Coral reefs > Share
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0.25% |
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Current issues
since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary |
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling |
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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