Cyprus: Forest Cover, 2005
| Total Land Area (ha) | 924,000 | | Total Forest Area (ha) | 174,000 | | Percent Forest Cover | 18.83% | | Primary Forest Cover (ha) | 22,000 | | Primary Forest, % total forest | 12.64% | | Primary Forest, % total land | 2.38% | | Other wooded land (ha) | 214,000 |
Cyprus : Forest types
| Tropical (% forest area) | 0% | | Subtropical (% forest area) | 100% | | Temperate (% forest area) | 0% | | Boreal/polar (% forest area) | 0% |
Cyprus: Breakdown of forest types, 2005
| Primary forest (ha | %) | 22,000 | 12.6% | | Modified natural (ha | %) | 111,000 | 63.8% | | Semi-natural (ha | %) | 36,000 | 20.7% | | Production plantation (ha | %) | - | 0.0% | | Production plantation (ha | %) | 5,000 | 2.9% |
Cyprus: Change in Forest Cover
| TOTAL FOREST COVER | | Forest 1990 (ha) | 161,000 | | Forest 2000 (ha) | 173,000 | | Forest 2005 (ha) | 174,000 | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | 1,200 | 0.75% | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | 200 | 0.12% | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | 13,000 | 8.07% | | Change in rate (%) | -84.49% | | PRIMARY FOREST COVER | | Primary 1990 (ha) | 22,000 | | Primary 2000 (ha) | 22,000 | | Primary 2005 (ha) | 22,000 | | 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! | | OTHER WOODED LAND | | Other 1990 (ha) | - | | Other 2000 (ha) | 214,000 | | Other 2005 (ha) | 214,000 | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | - | - | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | - | - | | Change in rate (%) | - | | PLANTATIONS | | Other 1990 (ha) | 3,000 | | Other 2000 (ha) | 3,000 | | Other 2005 (ha) | 5,000 | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | 400 | 13.33% | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | 2,000 | 66.67% | | Change in rate (%) | #DIV/0! | TOTAL DEGRADATION/CONSERVSION
Forest area+Wooded Area-Plantations | | Other 1990 (ha) | 158,000 | | Other 2000 (ha) | 384,000 | | Other 2005 (ha) | 383,000 | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | 22,600 | 14.30% | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | (200) | -0.05% | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | 225,000 | 142.41% | | Change in rate (%) | -100.36% |
Cyprus: Primary
| Primary or "old-growth" vegetation | | Primary Forest 2005 (ha) | 22,000 | | Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha) | - | | Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha) | 22,000 | | Undisturbed vegetation 2005 (% land area) | 2.38% |
Cyprus: Forest designation
| Ownership of forest land, 2000 | | Public (%) | 61.2% | | Private (%) | 38.8% | | Other (%) | 0.0% | | Ownership of other wooded land, 2000 | | Public (%) | 23.7% | | Private (%) | 76.3% | | Other (%) | 0.0% | | Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005 | | Production (%) | 24.7% | | Protection (%) | - | | Conservation (%) | 2.9% | | Social Services (%) | 10.3% | | Multiple Services (%) | 55.6% | | None of Unknown (%) | 5.7% |
Cyprus: Disturbances affecting forest land 2000
| Forest Area annually affected by | | Fire (%) | 0.58% | | Insects (ha) | - | | Diseases (ha) | - | | Other (ha) | - |
Cyprus: Protected areas
| Protected areas | | Biosphere reserves, 2005 | | Wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites), 2005 | 1 | | World Heritage sites, 2004 | 3 | | Protected Areas: IUCN categories I-V, percent of total land | 8.3% | | Protected Areas: IUCN categories Ia, Ib, and II, extent, percent of total land | 0.98% | | Protected Areas: IUCN categories III, IV, and V, percent of total land, 2004 | 7.22% | | Protected Areas: IUCN categories VI and other, percent of total land, 2004 | 0.06% |
Cyprus: Biodiversity - Wildlife
| Amphibians | | total species | 1 | | endemic species | 0 | | threatened species | 0 | | Birds | | total species | 349 | | endemic species | 3 | | threatened species | 11 | | Mammals | | total species | 21 | | endemic species | 1 | | threatened species | 3 | | Reptiles | | total species | 30 | | endemic species | 1 | | threatened species | 3 | | Wildlife diversity | | total species | 401 | | endemic species | 5 | | threatened species | 17 |
Cyprus: 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 | 36 | | Number of tree species in IUCN red list | | Critically Endangered | | 0 | | Endangered | 0 | | Vulnerable | 1 | | Vascular Plant Species, 2004 | | Total | 1682 | | Number endemic | 0 | | Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004 | | Species threatened | 1 |
Cyprus: Value of forests
| Biomass stock in forest, 2005 | | Above-ground biomass (M t) | 4 | | Below-ground biomass (M t) | 1 | | Dead wood (M t) | - | | Total (M t) | - | | Carbon stock in forest, 2005 | | Carbon in above-ground biomass (M t) | 2 | | Carbon in below-ground biomass (M t) | 1 | | Carbon in dead wood (M t) | - | | Carbon in litter (M t) | - | | Soil carbon (M t) | 4 | | Change in growing stock 1990 - 2005 | | Annual change rate (1000 cubic m/yr) | | 1990-2000 | 52 | | 2000-2005 | 15 | | Growing stock per hectare 1990 - 2005 | | Annual change rate ( cubic m/ha per yr) | | 1990-2000 | -0.01 | | 2000-2005 | n.s. | | Wood removal 2005 | | Industrial roundwood (1000 cubic m) | 9 | | Wood fuel (1000 cubic m) | 4 | | Total wood removal 2005 (1000 cubic m) | 13 | | Total wood removal 2005 (% of growing stock) | n.s. | | 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) | 811 | | 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$) | $379,000 | | Wood fuel (US$) | $72,000 | | Non-wood forest products (US$) | - | | Total value (US$) | $451,000 | | Total value ($USD/ha) | $3 | | Employment in forestry 2000 | | Total people employed | 1,000 |
Cyprus : Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002
| Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002 | | Production | 5 | | Imports | 0 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 5 | | Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 | | Production | 10 | | Imports | 3 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 13 | | Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 | | Production | 7 | | Imports | 77 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 84 | | Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002 | | Production | 3 | | Imports | 109 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 112 | | Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002 | | Production | 0 | | Imports | 3 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 3 | | Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002 | | Production | 0 | | Imports | 56 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 56 |
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Cyprus: Environment
| Environment - current issues | water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization | | Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, 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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Natural hazards | moderate earthquake activity; droughts |
Cyprus: Land use / Resources
| Land use (%) | arable land: 7.79%
permanent crops: 4.44%
other: 87.77% (2001) | | Natural resources | copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |
Cyprus: Economy
| Economy - overview: | The Republic of Cyprus has a capitalist economy dominated by the service sector, which accounts for 76% of GDP. Tourism and financial services are the most important sectors; erratic growth rates over the past decade reflect the economy's reliance on tourism, which often fluctuates with political instability in the region and economic conditions in Western Europe. Cyprus joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM2) in May 2005 and could adopt the euro within the next two years. Although sluggish tourism and poor fiscal management have resulted in high budget deficits since 2001, the government is pursuing reforms to trim the deficit. As in the Turkish sector, water shortages are a perennial problem; a few desalination plants are now on-line. After 10 years of drought, the country received substantial rainfall from 2001-03, alleviating immediate concerns. The Turkish Cypriot economy has roughly one-third of the per capita GDP of the south, and economic growth tends to be volatile, given north Cyprus's relative isolation, bloated public sector, reliance on the Turkish lira, and small market size. The Turkish Cypriot economy grew 15.4% in 2004, fueled by growth in the construction and education sectors as well as increased employment of Turkish Cypriots in the Republic of Cyprus. The Turkish Cypriots are heavily dependent on transfers from the Turkish government. Under the 2003-06 economic protocol, Ankara plans to provide around $550 million to the "TRNC." Agriculture and services, together, employ more than half of the work force, especially with tourism growth and the easing of border restrictions with the Greek Cypriots since April 2003. | | GDP - per capita | Republic of Cyprus: $21,600 (2005 est.); north Cyprus: $7,135 (2004 est.) | | GDP - real growth rate (%) | Republic of Cyprus: 3.8% (2005 est.) north Cyprus: 15.4% (2004 est.) | | Agriculture - products | citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables, poultry, pork, lamb, kids, dairy, cheese | | GDP - composition by sector (%) | Republic of Cyprus: agriculture 3.8%; industry 20%; services 76.2% (2005 est.), north Cyprus: agriculture 10.6%; industry 20.5%; services 68.9% (2003 est.) | | Industries | tourism, food and beverage processing; cement and gypsum production; ship repair and refurbishment; textiles; light chemicals; metal products; wood, paper, stone, and clay products | | Economic aid - recipient | Republic of Cyprus - NA; north Cyprus - $700 million from Turkey in grants and loans, which are usually forgiven (2003-06) | | Debt - external | Republic of Cyprus: $7.803 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2005 est.) | | Population below poverty line (%) | NA | | Labor force - by occupation (%) | Republic of Cyprus: 7.4%, agriculture 7.4%, industry 38.2%, services 54.4% (2004 est.) |
Cyprus: Population / Demographics
| Population (July 2005) | 780,133 | | Population growth rate (%) (2005) | 0.54% | | Population density (people/sq km) (2005) | 84.4 | | Percent rural (2003) | 30.8% | | Median age (years) | total: 34.68 years | | Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 1.83 (2005 est.) | | Ethnic groups (%) | Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001) |
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Cyprus: Infrastructure
| Telephones - main lines in use | Republic of Cyprus: 427,400 (2002); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002) | | Telephones - mobile cellular | Republic of Cyprus: 417,900 (2002); north Cyprus: 143,178 (2002) | | Roadways (km) | total: 14,110 km (Republic of Cyprus: 11,760 km; north Cyprus: 2,350 km)
paved: Republic of Cyprus: 7,403 km (including 268 km of expressways); north Cyprus: 1,370 km
unpaved: Republic of Cyprus: 4,357 km; north Cyprus: 980 km (2003/1996 est.) |
Cyprus: Health
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | total population: 77.65 years
male: 75.29 years
female: 80.13 years (2005 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | 7.18 deaths/1,000 live births | | HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | 0.1% (2003 est.) |
Cyprus
: 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
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