Turks and Caicos Islands - Environment
As far as the environment of Turks and Caicos Islands is concerned, there have been deforestation; water pollution; rivers suffer from toxic dumping; tanneries release mercury and chromium into rivers and streams; loss of wetlands; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents. 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, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Turks and Caicos Islands
Climate We have subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
Revenue from forest resources 1.21% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,818,501 tons (2015 est.)
Total renewable water resources 387.77 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km) Río de la Plata/Paraná (shared with Brazil [s], Argentina, and Uruguay [m]) - 4,880 km; Paraguay river mouth (shared with Brazil [s] and Argentina) - 2,549 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 360 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 1.9 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 12.31 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 7.41 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 27.65 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 53.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 10.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 42.8% (2018 est.)
Forest 43.8% (2018 est.)
Other 2.4% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 63.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 3.511 million ASUNCION (capital) (2023).
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