Mauritius - Environment
As far as the environment of Mauritius is concerned, there have been water pollution, degradation of coral reefs; soil erosion; wildlife preservation; solid waste disposal. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Mauritius
| Climate | We have tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May) |
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| 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: 438,000 tons (2016 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 2.75 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 290 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 310 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 10.48 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 4.35 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 2.06 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 43.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 38.4% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 3.4% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 17.3% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 38.9% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 40.9% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 149,000 PORT LOUIS (capital) (2018). |
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