Vanuatu - Environment
As far as the environment of Vanuatu is concerned, there have been population growth; water pollution, most of the population does not have access to a reliable supply of potable water; inadequate sanitation; deforestation. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, 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 Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Vanuatu
| Climate | We have tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 0.54% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 70,225 tons (2012 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 10 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 8.42 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.15 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 0.5 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 15.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 1.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 10.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 3.4% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 36.1% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 48.6% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 26% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.55% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 53,000 PORT-VILA (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Vanuatu
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