Micronesia - Environment
As far as the environment of Micronesia is concerned, there have been overfishing; sea level rise due to climate change threatens land; water pollution, toxic pollution from mining; solid waste disposal. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection.
About the environment of Micronesia
Climate We have tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
Revenue from forest resources 0.02% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 26,040 tons (2016 est.)
Total renewable water resources 0 cubic meters (2017 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 7.79 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 0.14 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 0.02 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 25.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 2.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 19.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est.)
Forest 74.5% (2018 est.)
Other 0% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 23.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 7,000 PALIKIR (capital) (2018).
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