SUDAN Civil war-prone Sudan is plagued with a huge foreign debt and increasing desertification. Wildlife is endangered by over-hunting and poaching.

Most deforestation is Sudan results from subsistence activities, especially the harvesting of fuelwood. The country lost about 11 percent—or 8.8 million hectares—of its forests between 1990 and 2005.

On paper around 5 percent of Sudan is under some form of protection. Sudan is home to 952 species of birds, 15 amphibians, 162 mammals, 302 reptiles, and 3137 plant species.

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Suggested reading - Books

• Sudan: The Land And the People
• The Lost Boys Of Sudan: An American Story of the Refugee Experience
• Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania

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Last updated: 4 Feb 2006