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Central America and the Caribbean > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines > Environment

SAINT VINCENTIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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CO2 Emissions 164.9 [166th of 178]
Coral reefs > Area 140 sq km [26th of 28]
Coral reefs > Share 0.05%
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating 3.5 ... [20th of 75]
Current issues
pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive
Forest area > % of land area 28.21 % of land area ... [103rd of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 110 km² ... [176th of 195]
Groundwater withdrawals 0 [97th of 188]
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day 311.37 kg/day ... [69th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker 0.3 kg per day per worker ... [4th of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter 33.6 mcg/m³ ... [111st of 185]
Threatened species 7 [141st of 158]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.08 % ... [67th of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 71.31 % ... [9th of 114]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.38 % ... [46th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 20.27 % ... [17th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.7 % ... [63rd of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.26 % ... [31st of 114]

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SOURCES: 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; World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, saint vincent and grenadines, saint vincent, saint vincent/grenadines, st vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines, St. Vincent & Grenadines, St vincent

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