Barbados

4.7% —or about 2,000 hectares—of Barbados is forested.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Barbados had no significant change or no reported in forest cover.

Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Barbados has some 248 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 2.8% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 2.8% are threatened. Barbados is home to at least 572 species of vascular plants, of which 0.5% are endemic. 0.0% of Barbados is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

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Forest Cover | Forest types | Breakdown of forest types | Change in Forest Cover | Primary forest | Forest designation | Disturbances affecting forest land | Protected areas | Biodiversity - Wildlife | Biodiversity - Plants | Value of forests | Production, trade and consumption of forest products | Environment | Land use / Resources | Economy | Population / Demographics | Infrastructure | Health | References | Books

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Barbados: Forest Cover, 2005 Total Land Area (ha) 43,000 Total Forest Area (ha) 2,000 Percent Forest Cover 4.65% Primary Forest Cover (ha) - Primary Forest, % total forest - Primary Forest, % total land - Other wooded land (ha) - Barbados : Forest types Tropical (% forest area) 100% Subtropical (% forest area) 0% Temperate (% forest area) 0% Boreal/polar (% forest area) 0% Barbados: Breakdown of forest types, 2005 Primary forest (ha | %) - - Modified natural (ha | %) 2,000 100.0% Semi-natural (ha | %) - - Production plantation (ha | %) - - Production plantation (ha | %) - - Barbados: Change in Forest Cover TOTAL FOREST COVER Forest 1990 (ha) 2,000 Forest 2000 (ha) 2,000 Forest 2005 (ha) 2,000 Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) - 0.00% Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) - 0.00% Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) - 0.00% Change in rate (%) #DIV/0! PRIMARY FOREST COVER Primary 1990 (ha) - Primary 2000 (ha) - Primary 2005 (ha) - Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) - - Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) - - Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) - - Change in rate (%) - OTHER WOODED LAND Other 1990 (ha) - Other 2000 (ha) - Other 2005 (ha) - Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) - - Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) - - Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) - - Change in rate (%) - PLANTATIONS Other 1990 (ha) - Other 2000 (ha) - Other 2005 (ha) - Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) - - Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) - - Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) - - Change in rate (%) - TOTAL DEGRADATION/CONSERVSION Forest area+Wooded Area-Plantations Other 1990 (ha) 2,000 Other 2000 (ha) 2,000 Other 2005 (ha) 2,000 Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) - 0.00% Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) - 0.00% Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) - 0.00% Change in rate (%) #DIV/0! Barbados: Primary Primary or "old-growth" vegetation Primary Forest 2005 (ha) - Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha) - Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha) 0 Undisturbed vegetation 2005 (% land area) 0.00% Barbados: Forest designation Ownership of forest land, 2000 Public (%) 4.1% Private (%) 95.9% Other (%) - Ownership of other wooded land, 2000 Public (%) - Private (%) - Other (%) - Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005 Production (%) - Protection (%) - Conservation (%) 17.6% Social Services (%) - Multiple Services (%) - None of Unknown (%) 82.4% Barbados: Disturbances affecting forest land 2000 Forest Area annually affected by Fire (%) - Insects (ha) - Diseases (ha) - Other (ha) - Barbados: Protected areas Protected areas Biosphere reserves, 2005 Wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites), 2005 0 World Heritage sites, 2004 0 Protected Areas: IUCN categories I-V, percent of total land 0.0% Protected Areas: IUCN categories Ia, Ib, and II, extent, percent of total land 0.00% Protected Areas: IUCN categories III, IV, and V, percent of total land, 2004 0.00% Protected Areas: IUCN categories VI and other, percent of total land, 2004 0.00% Barbados: Biodiversity - Wildlife Amphibians total species 1 endemic species 0 threatened species 0 Birds total species 223 endemic species 3 threatened species 3 Mammals total species 13 endemic species 1 threatened species 0 Reptiles total species 11 endemic species 3 threatened species 4 Wildlife diversity total species 248 endemic species 7 threatened species 7 Barbados: Biodiversity - Plants Growing stock composition 3 most common species % of total growing stock - Growing stock composition 3 most common species % of total growing stock - Number of Native tree species Native tree species - Number of tree species in IUCN red list Critically Endangered 0 Endangered 1 Vulnerable 1 Vascular Plant Species, 2004 Total 572 Number endemic 3 Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004 Species threatened 2 Barbados: Value of forests Biomass stock in forest, 2005 Above-ground biomass (M t) - Below-ground biomass (M t) - Dead wood (M t) - Total (M t) - Carbon stock in forest, 2005 Carbon in above-ground biomass (M t) - Carbon in below-ground biomass (M t) - Carbon in dead wood (M t) - Carbon in litter (M t) - Soil carbon (M t) - Change in growing stock 1990 - 2005 Annual change rate (1000 cubic m/yr) 1990-2000 - 2000-2005 - Growing stock per hectare 1990 - 2005 Annual change rate ( cubic m/ha per yr) 1990-2000 - 2000-2005 - Wood removal 2005 Industrial roundwood (1000 cubic m) 6 Wood fuel (1000 cubic m) - Total wood removal 2005 (1000 cubic m) 6 Total wood removal 2005 (% of growing stock) - Plant products 2005 Food (t) - Fodder (t) - Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t) - Raw material for colorants and dyes (t) - Raw material for utensils, handicrafts & construction (t) - Ornamental plants (t) - Exudates (t) - Other plant products (t) - Animal products 2005 Living animals (units) - Hides, skins and trophies (units) - Wild honey and bee-wax (t) - Bush meat (t) - Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t) - Raw material for colorants and dyes (t) - Other edible animal products (t) - Other non-edible animal products (t) - Value of wood and non-wood forest product removal 2005 Industrial roundwood (US$) - Wood fuel (US$) - Non-wood forest products (US$) - Total value (US$) - Total value ($USD/ha) $- Employment in forestry 2000 Total people employed n.s. Barbados : Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002 Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports 0 Exports - Consumption 0 Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 5 Imports 1 Exports 0 Consumption 6 Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports 17 Exports 0 Consumption 17 Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports 21 Exports 0 Consumption 21 Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production - Imports 1 Exports 0 Consumption 1 Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production - Imports 8 Exports 0 Consumption 8 Barbados: Environment Environment - current issues pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers Environment - international agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Natural hazards infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides Barbados: Land use / Resources Land use (%) arable land: 37.21% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 60.46% (2001) Natural resources petroleum, fish, natural gas Barbados: Economy Economy - overview: Historically, the Barbadian economy had been dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities, but production in recent years has diversified into light industry and tourism. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners. The government continues its efforts to reduce unemployment, to encourage direct foreign investment, and to privatize remaining state-owned enterprises. The economy contracted in 2002-03 mainly due to a decline in tourism. Growth was positive in 2005, as economic conditions in the US and Europe moderately improved. GDP - per capita $17,300 (2005 est.) GDP - real growth rate (%) 2.5% (2005 est.) Agriculture - products sugarcane, vegetables, cotton GDP - composition by sector (%) agriculture: 6%, industry: 16%, services: 78% (2000 est.) Industries tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export Economic aid - recipient $9.1 million (1995) Debt - external $668 million (2003) Population below poverty line (%) NA Labor force - by occupation (%) agriculture 10%, industry 15%, services 75% (1996 est.) Barbados: Population / Demographics Population (July 2005) 279,254 Population growth rate (%) (2005) 0.33% Population density (people/sq km) (2005) 647.9 Percent rural (2003) 48.3% Median age (years) total: 34.15 years Total fertility rate (children born/woman) 1.65 (2005 est.) Ethnic groups (%) black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% [an error occurred while processing this directive] Barbados: Infrastructure Telephones - main lines in use 134,000 (2003) Telephones - mobile cellular 140,000 (2003) Roadways (km) total: 1,600 km paved: 1,600 km (2003) Barbados: Health Life expectancy at birth (years) total population: 72.59 years male: 70.6 years female: 74.6 years (2005 est.) Infant mortality rate 12.5 deaths/1,000 live births HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) 1.5% (2003 est.) Barbados : 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) and the State of the World�s Forests (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