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Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened: Bird species, threatened. Birds are listed for countries included within their breeding or wintering ranges. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened: Fish species, threatened. Fish species are based on Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum: GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum). GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential).
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened: Mammal species, threatened. Mammal species are mammals excluding whales and porpoises. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
Biodiversity > Number: GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential)."
Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened: Plant species (higher), threatened. Higher plants are native vascular plant species. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
Endangered species > Bird species: Birds are listed for countries included within their breeding or wintering ranges. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known."
Endangered species > Fish species > Number: Fish species are based on Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known."
Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number: Higher plants are native vascular plant species. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known."
Endangered species > Mammal species > Number: Mammal species are mammals excluding whales and porpoises. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known."
Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, total.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
Proportion of land and marine area under protection: Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage.
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million: GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum). GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, urban.
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.
Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Date: Date different countries signed the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is an international environmental treaty drafted at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 1997 in Kyoto Japan. The protocol mandates signatory countries to commit themselves to reducing carbon dioxide emission. At present, there are 37 countries that have signed and ratified the protocol.
Total natural resources rents > % of GDP: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.
Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date: Signature.
International agreements > Signed but not ratified: The various international environmental agreements which a country has signed but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > Kyoto Protocol sign date: Signed.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.

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Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened	7 Ranked 146th. 7 times more than Tuvalu	1 Ranked 202nd.
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened	23 Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Tuvalu	10 Ranked 160th.
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum	0.639 Ranked 140th. 2 times more than Tuvalu	0.27 Ranked 163th.
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened	5 Ranked 142nd. 5 times more than Tuvalu	1 Ranked 200th.
Biodiversity > Number	0.64 Ranked 134th. 2 times more than Tuvalu	0.27 Ranked 158th.
Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened	17 Ranked 83th.	0.0 Ranked 202nd.
Current issues	emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power over the next 15 years; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive	since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
Endangered species > Bird species	6 Ranked 126th. 6 times more than Tuvalu	1 Ranked 186th.
Endangered species > Fish species > Number	20 Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Tuvalu	8 Ranked 155th.
Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number	12 Ranked 82nd.	0.0 Ranked 190th.
Endangered species > Mammal species > Number	6 Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Tuvalu	2 Ranked 182nd.
Proportion of land area under protection	48.03% Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Tuvalu	1.94% Ranked 198th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural	100 Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Tuvalu	83.27 Ranked 107th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	100 Ranked 1st. 3% more than Tuvalu	97.03 Ranked 72nd.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	100 Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Tuvalu	97.67 Ranked 79th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number	14,388 Ranked 2nd.	0.0 Ranked 196th.
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	49.04% Ranked 5th. 148 times more than Tuvalu	0.331% Ranked 204th.
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million	0.00778 Ranked 193th.	27.56 Ranked 5th. 3542 times more than Germany
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban	100 Ranked 4th. 2% more than Tuvalu	98.3 Ranked 98th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	100% Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Tuvalu	80.2% Ranked 98th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number	21 Ranked 35th. 21 times more than Tuvalu	1 Ranked 141st.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban	100 Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Tuvalu	86.27 Ranked 114th.
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	64.46% Ranked 5th. 197 times more than Tuvalu	0.328% Ranked 147th.
Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Date	4/29/1998	11/16/1998
Total natural resources rents > % of GDP	0.268% Ranked 145th.	0.0 Ranked 180th.
Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date	June 12, 1992	June 8, 1992
International agreements > Signed but not ratified	none of the selected agreements	none of the selected agreements
Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters	1.74% Ranked 97th. 9 times more than Tuvalu	0.189% Ranked 124th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	100 Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Tuvalu	80.2 Ranked 98th.
Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > Kyoto Protocol sign date	29 April 1998	16 November 1998
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area	26.71% Ranked 8th. 141 times more than Tuvalu	0.19% Ranked 107th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area	56.19% Ranked 4th.	0.0 Ranked 194th.

SOURCES: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. FishBase database, www.fishbase.org.; Kiran Dev Pandey, Piet Buys, Ken Chomitz, and David Wheeler's, "Biodiversity Conservation Indicators: New Tools for Priority Setting at the Global Environment Facility" (2006).; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Kiran Dev Pandey, Piet Buys, Ken Chomitz, and David Wheeler's, ""Biodiversity Conservation Indicators: New Tools for Priority Setting at the Global Environment Facility"" (2006).; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and International Union for Conservation of Nature, Red List of Threatened Species.; Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org. version (07/2008). Accessed: 28 September 2008.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Kiran Dev Pandey, Piet Buys, Ken Chomitz, and David Wheeler's, "Biodiversity Conservation Indicators: New Tools for Priority Setting at the Global Environment Facility" (2006). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium; Wikipedia: List of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (List of parties) (Parties & Observers , UNFCCC, 1 June 2011); United Nations Statistics Division Original html; Wikipedia: List of parties to the Kyoto Protocol (Parties)

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