Protected land as percentage of total land area: 0.4% (0.1% partially protected)

CO₂ emissions trend: 0.2 tonnes per capita

ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES

		Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Washington DC, 1973		no
		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		no
		Basel convention on the dumping of hazardous wastes (Basel) Basel, 1989		no
		Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) Ramsar, Iran 1971		no

Diminishing forests now cover only 3.2% of total land area, resulting in severe soil erosion. The removal of 4000 tonnes of toxic waste, illegally dumped in 1988 near Gonaïves, finally began in 1998.

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