Moldova - Environment
As far as the environment of Moldova is concerned, there have been heavy use of agricultural chemicals has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion and declining soil fertility from poor farming methods. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Moldova
| Climate | We have moderate winters, warm summers |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0.26% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 3,981,200 tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 12.27 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Dunărea (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km; Nistru (Dniester) (shared with Ukraine [s/m]) - 1,411 km |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 160 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 580 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 12.37 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 5.12 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 3.29 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 74.9% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 55.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 9.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 10.7% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 11.9% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 13.2% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 43.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 488,000 CHISINAU (capital) (2023). |
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