| CHILEAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Areas under protection
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87 |
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[48th of 146]
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Biodiversity richness
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2 |
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[32nd of 53]
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Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Carbon efficiency
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1.26 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[63rd of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency |
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CO2 Emissions
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54,789.6 |
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[49th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage |
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Definition: Environment > Current issues |
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Source: 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 |
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Ecological footprint
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3.39 |
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[50th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Endangered species protection
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75% |
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[62nd of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection |
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Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress. |
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Forest area > % of land area
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21.53 % of land area
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[119th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area |
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Source: 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 |
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Forest area > sq. km
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161,210 km²
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[35th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Known mammal species
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91 |
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[92nd of 145]
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Definition: Environment > Known mammal species |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.1 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[123rd of 141]
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Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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17,062 |
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[41st of 199]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE |
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Protected area
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18.9 |
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[13th of 147]
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Definition: Environment > Protected area |
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Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication |
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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4,380 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[11th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Threatened species
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42 |
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[45th of 158]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species |
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Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE |
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Threatened species > Mammal
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16 |
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[46th of 160]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Water > Availability
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19.56 thousand cubic metres |
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[28th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Availability |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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0.25 tons/cubic km |
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[50th of 69]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Freshwater pollution |
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Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org |
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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2.58 %
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[32nd of 114]
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Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions |
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Source: 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 |
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Wildness
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40.46% |
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[28th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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