Guinea - Environment
As far as the environment of Guinea is concerned, there have been deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices lead to environmental damage; water pollution; improper 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, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Guinea
| Climate | We have generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 4.81% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 596,911 tons (1996 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 226 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Niger river source (shared with Mali, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km; Gambie (Gambia) river source (shared with Senegal and The Gambia [m]) - 1,094 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 230 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 600 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 37.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 3 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 11.13 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 58.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 11.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 43.5% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 26.5% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 15.4% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 38.1% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 2.111 million CONAKRY (capital) (2023). |
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