| TRINIDADIAN-TOBAGONIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Areas under protection
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25 |
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[83rd of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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6.29 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[1st 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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18,089.9 |
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[74th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion |
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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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2.43 |
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[65th 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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66.7% |
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[74th 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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44.05 % of land area
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[55th 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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2,260 km²
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[150th 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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100 |
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[84th of 145]
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Definition: Environment > Known mammal species |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Marine fish catch
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14,250 tons |
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[83rd of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.57 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[31st of 141]
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Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area |
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Source: FAOSTAT on-line database |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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6,847 |
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[69th 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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3 |
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[102nd 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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520 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[76th 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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9 |
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[135th 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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1 |
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[157th 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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1.58 thousand cubic metres |
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[92nd of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Availability |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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9.61 mls/litre |
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[30th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration |
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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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2.01 %
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[43rd of 114]
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Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions |
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Source: 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 |
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Wildness
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0% |
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[130th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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