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Saint Lucia
Forest Information and Data
According to the U.N. FAO,
77.0% or about 47,000 ha of Saint Lucia is forested, according to FAO. Of this 25.5% ( 12,000 ) is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse and carbon-dense form of forest. Saint Lucia had 1,000 ha of planted forest.
Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2010, Saint Lucia lost an average of 150 ha or 0.34% per year. In total, between 1990 and 2010, Saint Lucia gained 6.8% of its forest cover, or around 3,000 ha.
Saint Lucia's forests contain - million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass.
Biodiversity and Protected Areas: St. Lucia has some 201 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 6.5% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 6.5% are threatened. St. Lucia is home to at least 1028 species of vascular plants, of which 1.1% are endemic. 2.4% of St. Lucia is protected under IUCN categories I-V.
The following contains data relating to forest cover in Saint Lucia
Previous version of this profile (2009)
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Saint Lucia: Forest Cover, 2010
| Total Land Area (1000 ha) | 61 |
| Total Forest Area (1000 ha) | 47 |
| Percent Forest Cover | 77 |
| Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha) | 12 |
| Primary Forest, % total forest | 24 |
| Other wooded land (1000 ha) | 0 |
| Percent other wooded land | 0 |
Saint Lucia: Breakdown of forest types, 2010
| Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | 12 | 24 |
| Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | 34 | 73 |
| Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | 1 | 3 |
Saint Lucia: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010
| TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 44 | 47 | 47 | 47 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| n.s. | n.s. | 0 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 0.64 | 0.13 | 0 | |
Saint Lucia: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010
| FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 43 | 46 | 46 | 46 | |
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 |
| 0.7 | 1 | 0
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Saint Lucia: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010
| PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 0 | 0 | n.s. | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 0 | 0 | 2.03 | |
Saint Lucia: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010
| PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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 | 0 | 0 | |
Saint Lucia: Primary designated function (percent)
| Production | Protection of soil and water | Conservation of biodiversity | Social services | Multiple use | Other | None or unknown |
| 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 76 |
Saint Lucia: 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 Lucia: 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 Lucia: 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 Lucia: 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 Lucia: 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 Lucia: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005
Value of removals
(million US$) | Value per ha forest
(US$) |
| Industrial roundwood | Woodfuel | NWFP | Total | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
Saint Lucia: 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 Lucia: Forest policy and legal framework 2008
National forest policy (year): Yes (2008)
Sub-national forest policy: No
National forest program (year) - status: Yes (1992) Under revision
National forest law (year): Specific forest law (1946)
Sub-national forest law: No
Saint Lucia: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008
| 2000 | 2005 | 2008 |
| # | % female | # | % female | # | % female |
| - | - | 72 | 26 | 72 | 25 |
Saint Lucia: 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 |
| 105 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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Saint Lucia: 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:
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Saint Lucia: Environment
| Environment - current issues | deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region | | 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 and volcanic activity |
Saint Lucia: Land use / Resources
| Land use (%) | arable land: 6.56%
permanent crops: 22.95%
other: 70.49% (2001) | | Natural resources | forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential |
Saint Lucia: Economy
| Economy - overview: | Changes in the EU import preference regime and the increased competition from Latin American bananas have made economic diversification increasingly important in Saint Lucia. The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area, and the government is trying to revitalize the banana industry. Economic fundamentals remain solid, even though unemployment needs to be cut. | | GDP - per capita | $5,400 (2002 est.) | | GDP - real growth rate (%) | 3.3% (2002 est.) | | Agriculture - products | bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa | | GDP - composition by sector (%) | agriculture: 7%, industry: 20%, services: 73% (2002 est.) | | Industries | clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing | | Economic aid - recipient | $51.8 million (1995) | | Debt - external | $214 million (2000) | | Population below poverty line (%) | NA | | Labor force - by occupation (%) | agriculture 21.7%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7%, services 53.6% (2002 est.) |
Saint Lucia: Population / Demographics
| Population (July 2005) | 166,312 | | Population growth rate (%) (2005) | 1.28% | | Population density (people/sq km) (2005) | 274.4 | | Percent rural (2003) | 69.5% | | Median age (years) | total: 24.81 years | | Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 2.21 (2005 est.) | | Ethnic groups (%) | black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1% |
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Saint Lucia: Infrastructure
| Telephones - main lines in use | 51,100 (2002) | | Telephones - mobile cellular | 14,300 (2002) | | Roadways (km) | total: 1,210 km
paved: 63 km
unpaved: 1,147 km (1999 est.) |
Saint Lucia: Health
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | total population: 73.61 years
male: 70.05 years
female: 77.42 years (2005 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | 13.53 deaths/1,000 live births | | HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | NA |
Saint Lucia
: 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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