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| VIETNAMESE ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.46 % of GNI
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[31st of 57]
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Areas under protection
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107 |
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[43rd of 146]
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Biodiversity richness
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1 |
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[46th of 53]
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Carbon efficiency
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0.88 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[89th of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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47,530.9 |
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[53rd of 178]
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Current issues
logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City |
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Ecological footprint
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0.95 |
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[117th of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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40% |
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[98th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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41.7 % of land area
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[59th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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129,310 km²
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[41st of 195]
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Known mammal species
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213 |
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[34th of 145]
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Marine fish catch
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777,000 tons |
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[18th of 141]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.56 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[32nd of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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12,710 |
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[54th of 199]
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Protected area
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3.1 |
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[101st of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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260 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[92nd of 141]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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38 |
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[13th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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2.8 thousand cubic metres |
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[70th of 141]
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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9.23 mls/litre |
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[34th of 141]
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Wildness
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1.05% |
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[85th 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; 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:
Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam, Viet Nam, Vietnam SR, Việt Nam
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