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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.02 % of GNI
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[53rd of 57]
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Areas under protection
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1,789 |
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[10th of 146]
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Definition: Environment > Areas under protection |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Carbon efficiency
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2.43 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[27th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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CO2 Emissions
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124,069 |
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[29th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution |
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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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6.3 |
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[15th 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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100% |
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[11th 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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34.27 % of land area
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[76th 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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Known mammal species
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81 |
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[107th of 145]
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Definition: Environment > Known mammal species |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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29,709 |
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[32nd of 199]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita
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12 |
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[7th of 29]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita |
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Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication |
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Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita
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310 |
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[28th of 29]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita |
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium |
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Pollution > Nuclear waste
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45 |
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[14th of 16]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Nuclear waste |
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium |
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Protected area
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15.8 |
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[20th of 147]
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Definition: Environment > Protected area |
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium |
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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7,980 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[4th 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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36 |
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[56th 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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Water > Availability
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1.45 thousand cubic metres |
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[97th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Availability |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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7.9 tons/cubic km |
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[5th 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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3.88 %
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[13th 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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0% |
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[125th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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