Protected land as percentage of total land area: 1.7% partially protected CO2 emissions trend: 2.6 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 | | no | | | |  | | Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) Ramsar, Iran 1971 | | no | | |
Tourism threatens some key environmental sites, including a remnant of rainforest. Resort projects have caused serious beach erosion, in turn requiring costly coastal defenses. An environmental levy on visitors is opposed by cruise companies. From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004 |
