Honduras - Environment
As far as the environment of Honduras is concerned, there have been urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water), as well as several rivers and streams, with heavy metals. 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, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands.
About the environment of Honduras
Climate We have subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Revenue from forest resources 0.91% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,162,028 tons (2016 est.)
Total renewable water resources 92.16 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 320 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 111 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 1.18 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 18.93 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 9.81 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 7.72 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 28.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 9.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 4% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 15.7% (2018 est.)
Forest 45.3% (2018 est.)
Other 25.9% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 60.2% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023).
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Honduras is found in Central America