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Current environmental issues in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Current environmental issues in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Updated: May 7, 2009, 6:12 pm
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Content Source: CIA
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce

Natural resources: arable land 

Land use: arable land: 19.44%, permanent crops: 2.78%, other: 77.78% (2005) 

Natural hazards: hurricanes (July to October) 

Current environmental issues: NA 

International environmental agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling. Signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements 

Source: The CIA World Factbook

 

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CIA (Content Source);Juan Pablo Arce (Topic Editor) "Current environmental issues in Saint Kitts and Nevis". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 7, 2009; Last revised Date May 7, 2009; Retrieved May 22, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Current_environmental_issues_in_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis>

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