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Areas under protection
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579 |
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[18th of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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1.17 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[68th 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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558,225 |
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[7th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015 |
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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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6.29 |
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[16th 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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[5th 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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11.76 % of land area
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[142nd 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
|
50 |
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[135th of 145]
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Definition: Environment > Known mammal species |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Municipal waste generation
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560 kgs per person per year |
|
[10th of 17]
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Definition: Environment > Municipal waste generation |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
|
147,199 |
|
[6th of 199]
|
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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Source: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002 |
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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000
|
148 |
|
[8th of 25]
|
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000 |
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Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication |
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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita
|
9 |
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[13th of 29]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita |
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, 2002, and International Energy Outlook, 2001 |
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Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita
|
480 |
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[17th 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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820 |
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[5th 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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20.5 |
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[11th 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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Threatened species
|
17 |
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[102nd of 158]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Waste generation
|
480 kgs per person per year |
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[3rd of 16]
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Definition: Environment > Waste generation |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Water > Availability
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3.1 thousand cubic metres |
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[68th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Availability |
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Source: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002 |
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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3.34 tons/cubic km |
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[17th 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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Wildness
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0.21% |
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[99th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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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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