Total Land Area (1000 ha)	403
Total Forest Area (1000 ha)	85
Percent Forest Cover	21
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)	0
Primary Forest, % total forest	0
Other wooded land (1000 ha)	0
Percent other wooded land	0

Cape Verde: Breakdown of forest types, 2010

Primary forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	0	0
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	0	0
Planted Forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	85	100

Cape Verde: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010

TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
58	82	84	85
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	2	n.s.	n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	3.58	0.36	0.36

Cape Verde: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010

FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
0	0	0	0
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

Cape Verde: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
0	0	0	0
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
	-	-	-

Cape Verde: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
58	82	84	85
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	2	n.s.	n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	3.58	0.36	0.36

Cape Verde: Primary designated function (percent)

Production	Protection of soil and water	Conservation of biodiversity	Social services	Multiple use	Other	None or unknown
80	9	11	0	0	0	0

Cape Verde: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)

OWNERSHIP PATTERN
Public ownership	Private ownership	Other
100	0	0

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
100	0	0	0	0

Cape Verde: Growing stock in forest

GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
12	145	-	-	100
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
-	-

Cape Verde: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010

CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (million metric tons)
1990	2000	2005	2010
3	5	5	5
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (per hectare in tons)
			2000
			58
ANNUAL CHANGE (1 000 t/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	n.s.	0	n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE (t/ha/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.

Cape Verde: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005

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

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

Cape Verde: 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
-	-	14	-

Cape Verde: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005

Value of removals (million US$)				Value per ha forest (US$)
Industrial roundwood	Woodfuel	NWFP	Total
-	1	-	-	-

Cape Verde: 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
-	-	n.s.
IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-

Cape Verde: 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: -

Cape Verde: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008

2000		2005		2008
#	% female	#	% female	#	% female
-	-	-	-	27	30

Cape Verde: 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
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Cape Verde: 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] Cape Verde: Environment

Environment - current issues	soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Natural hazards	prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active

Cape Verde: Land use / Resources

Land use (%)	arable land: 9.68% permanent crops: 0.5% other: 89.82% (2001)
Natural resources	salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum

Cape Verde: Economy

Economy - overview:	This island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought. The economy is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for 72% of GDP. Although nearly 70% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of agriculture in GDP in 2004 was only 12%, of which fishing accounted for 1.5%. About 82% of food must be imported. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances supplement GDP by more than 20%. Economic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy. Future prospects depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, the encouragement of tourism, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program.
GDP - per capita	$6,200 (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)	5.5% (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish
GDP - composition by sector (%)	agriculture: 12.1%, industry: 21.9%, services: 66% (2004 est.)
Industries	food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair
Economic aid - recipient	$136 million (1999)
Debt - external	$325 million (2002)
Population below poverty line (%)	30% (2000)

Cape Verde: Population / Demographics

Population (July 2005)	418,224
Population growth rate (%) (2005)	0.67%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)	103.7
Percent rural (2003)	44.1%
Median age (years)	total: 19.4 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	3.48 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)	Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%

[an error occurred while processing this directive]--> Cape Verde: Infrastructure

Telephones - main lines in use	71,700 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular	53,300 (2003)
Roadways (km)	total: 1,350 km paved: 1,053 km unpaved: 297 km (2002)

Cape Verde: Health

Life expectancy at birth (years)	total population: 70.45 years male: 67.13 years female: 73.86 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate	47.77 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.035% (2001 est.)

Cape Verde : 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

With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com

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