Grenada - Environment
As far as the environment of Grenada is concerned, there have been deforestation causing habitat destruction and species loss; coastal erosion and contamination; pollution and sedimentation; inadequate solid waste management. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Grenada
| Climate | We have tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 29,536 tons (2012 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 200 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Agricultural | 2.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 10.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.27 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 2.04 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 32.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 8.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 20.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 2.9% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 50% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 17.7% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 37.1% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018). |
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