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| ZIMBABWEAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.06 % of GNI
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[34th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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68 |
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[62nd of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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1.14 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[70th of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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14,098.3 |
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[80th of 178]
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Current issues
deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution |
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Ecological footprint
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1.45 |
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[86th of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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88.9% |
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[34th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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45.34 % of land area
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[53rd of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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175,400 km²
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[33rd of 195]
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Known mammal species
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270 |
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[21st of 145]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.21 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[77th of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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4,810 |
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[76th of 199]
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Protected area
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7.9 |
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[50th of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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330 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[88th of 141]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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9 |
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[93rd of 160]
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Water > Availability
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3.4 thousand cubic metres |
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[64th of 141]
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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4.8 mls/litre |
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[133rd of 141]
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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0.42 tons/cubic km |
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[44th of 69]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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2.85 %
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[33rd of 114]
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Wildness
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1.04% |
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[86th 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; 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; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 (for BOD emissions)and Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 (for data on waterquantity). via ciesin.org; 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
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Zimbabwe, Republic of Zimbabwe
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