Madagascar - Environment
As far as the environment of Madagascar is concerned, there have been erosion and soil degredation results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; agricultural fires; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; wildlife preservation (endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island). 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, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands.
About the environment of Madagascar
Climate We have tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Revenue from forest resources 4.34% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 3,768,759 tons (2016 est.)
Total renewable water resources 337 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 400 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 160 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 13 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 16.02 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 3.91 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 10.14 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 71.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 64.1% (2018 est.)
Forest 21.5% (2018 est.)
Other 7.4% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 40.6% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 4.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 3.872 million ANTANANARIVO (capital) (2023).
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Madagascar is found in Eastern Africa