Dominican Republic - Environment
As far as the environment of Dominican Republic is concerned, there have been water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation. 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, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Dominican Republic
Climate We have tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Revenue from forest resources 0.03% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 4,063,910 tons (2015 est.)
Total renewable water resources 23.5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 860 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 660 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 7.56 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 7.59 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 25.26 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 8.1 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 51.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 16.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 10.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 24.8% (2018 est.)
Forest 40.8% (2018 est.)
Other 7.7% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 84.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 3.524 million SANTO DOMINGO (capital) (2023).
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