Total Land Area (1000 ha)	39
Total Forest Area (1000 ha)	27
Percent Forest Cover	68
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)	0
Primary Forest, % total forest	0
Other wooded land (1000 ha)	0
Percent other wooded land	0

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Breakdown of forest types, 2010

Primary forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	0	0
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	27	100
Planted Forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	n.s.	n.s.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010

TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
25	26	26	27
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0.27	0.23	0.30

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010

FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
25	26	26	27
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0.4	0	0

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
-	0	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
-	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	0	0

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Primary designated function (percent)

Production	Protection of soil and water	Conservation of biodiversity	Social services	Multiple use	Other	None or unknown
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)

OWNERSHIP PATTERN
Public ownership	Private ownership	Other
-	-	-

PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
Individuals	Business entities and institutions	Local, indigenous and tribal communities
-	-	-

HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS
Public administration	Individuals	Business entities and Institutions	Communities	Other
-	-	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Growing stock in forest

GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
-	-	-	-	-
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
0	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010

CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (million metric tons)
1990	2000	2005	2010
-	-	-	-
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (per hectare in tons)
			2000
			-
ANNUAL CHANGE (1 000 t/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	-	-	-
ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE (t/ha/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005

FOREST FIRE
1000 ha	% wild fire (not managed burn)
-	-

EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE
Insects	Diseases	Other biotic agents	Abiotic factors	Total (excluding fire)	% of 2005 forest area
-	-	-	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005

INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
1990	2000	2005	percent of which from forest 2005
-	-	-	-
WOODFUEL Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
1990	2000	2005	percent of which from forest 2005
-	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005

Value of removals (million US$)				Value per ha forest (US$)
Industrial roundwood	Woodfuel	NWFP	Total
-	-	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Employment in forestry 1990-2005

TOTAL (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-
IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-
IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Forest policy and legal framework 2008

National forest policy (year): - (-)
Sub-national forest policy: -
National forest program (year) - status: - (-) -
National forest law (year): - (-) Sub-national forest law: -

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008

2000		2005		2008
#	% female	#	% female	#	% female
-	-	-	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005

Forest revenue	Public expenditure (1000 US$)
	Domestic funding		External funding		Total
(1000 US$)	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010

CbD:

UNFCCC:

Kyoto Protocol:

UNCCD:

ITTA:

CITeS:

Ramsar:

World Heritage Convention:

NlbI: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Environment

Environment - current issues	pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Natural hazards	hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Land use / Resources

Land use (%)	arable land: 17.95% permanent crops: 17.95% other: 64.1% (2001)
Natural resources	hydropower, cropland

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Economy

Economy - overview:	Economic growth in this lower-middle-income country hinges upon seasonal variations in the agricultural and tourism sectors. Tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of crops in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and tourism in the Eastern Caribbean has suffered low arrivals following 11 September 2001. Saint Vincent is home to a small offshore banking sector and has moved to adopt international regulatory standards. Saint Vincent is also a large producer of marijuana and is being used as a transshipment point for illegal narcotics from South America.
GDP - per capita	$2,900 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)	0.7% (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices, small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, fish
GDP - composition by sector (%)	agriculture: 10%, industry: 26%, services: 64% (2001 est.)
Industries	food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch
Economic aid - recipient	$47.5 million (1995); note - EU $34.5 million (1998)
Debt - external	$167.2 million (2000)
Population below poverty line (%)	NA
Labor force - by occupation (%)	agriculture 26%, industry 17%, services 57% (1980 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Population / Demographics

Population (July 2005)	117,534
Population growth rate (%) (2005)	0.27%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)	302.1
Median age (years)	total: 26.36 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.85 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)	black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7%

[an error occurred while processing this directive]--> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Infrastructure

Telephones - main lines in use	27,300 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	10,000 (2002)
Roadways (km)	total: 829 km paved: 580 km unpaved: 249 km (2002)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Health

Life expectancy at birth (years)	total population: 73.62 years male: 71.78 years female: 75.51 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate	14.78 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : References & Data Sources

Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005

Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)

Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.

Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.

RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site

The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund

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