Bosnia and Herzegovina - Environment
As far as the environment of Bosnia and Herzegovina is concerned, there have been air pollution; deforestation and illegal logging; inadequate wastewater treatment and flood management facilities; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; land mines left over from the 1992-95 civil strife are a hazard in some areas. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Climate We have hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
Revenue from forest resources 0.49% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0.34% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,248,718 tons (2015 est.)
Total renewable water resources 37.5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 310 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 26.19 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 21.85 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 2.92 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 42.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 19.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 20.5% (2018 est.)
Forest 42.8% (2018 est.)
Other 15% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 50.3% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 346,000 SARAJEVO (capital) (2023).
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is found in Southeast Europe