Protected land as percentage of total land area: 34% (31% partially protected)

CO₂ emissions trend: 9.9 tonnes per capita

ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES

		Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Washington DC, 1973		yes
		Convention on Biological Diversity Earth Summit in Rio, 1992		yes
		1992 Amendment to protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (amendment to Montreal Protocol) Copenhagen, 1992		yes
		Kyoto Convention on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions Earth Summit in Kyoto, 1997		yes
		Basel convention on the dumping of hazardous wastes (Basel) Basel, 1989		yes
		Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) Ramsar, Iran 1971		yes

Denmark has some of the strictest regulations in Europe, including those aimed at reducing ozone-destroying emissions and water pollution, and met its 2000 target – recycling 54% of all waste – a year early. There was a marked change in policy under the incoming Liberal government of 2001. The bans on house-building in state forests and on the sale of beer in cans were lifted, three planned wind power plants were shelved, and the environment ministry's budget was cut by one-third.

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004