Saint Lucia

27.9% —or about 17,000 hectares—of Saint Lucia is forested.

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

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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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Saint Lucia: Forest Cover, 2005 Total Land Area (ha) 61,000 Total Forest Area (ha) 17,000 Percent Forest Cover 27.87% Primary Forest Cover (ha) - Primary Forest, % total forest - Primary Forest, % total land - Other wooded land (ha) 5,000 Saint Lucia : Forest types Tropical (% forest area) 100% Subtropical (% forest area) 0% Temperate (% forest area) 0% Boreal/polar (% forest area) 0% Saint Lucia: Breakdown of forest types, 2005 Primary forest (ha | %) - - Modified natural (ha | %) - - Semi-natural (ha | %) - - Production plantation (ha | %) - - Production plantation (ha | %) - - Saint Lucia: Change in Forest Cover TOTAL FOREST COVER Forest 1990 (ha) 17,000 Forest 2000 (ha) 17,000 Forest 2005 (ha) 17,000 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) 5,000 Other 2000 (ha) 5,000 Other 2005 (ha) 5,000 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! 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) 22,000 Other 2000 (ha) 22,000 Other 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! Saint Lucia: 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% Saint Lucia: Forest designation Ownership of forest land, 2000 Public (%) 47.1% Private (%) 52.9% Other (%) - Ownership of other wooded land, 2000 Public (%) 4.0% Private (%) 96.0% Other (%) - Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005 Production (%) - Protection (%) - Conservation (%) - Social Services (%) - Multiple Services (%) 58.8% None of Unknown (%) 41.2% Saint Lucia: Disturbances affecting forest land 2000 Forest Area annually affected by Fire (%) - Insects (ha) - Diseases (ha) - Other (ha) - [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Saint Lucia: 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 2 Vulnerable 4 Vascular Plant Species, 2004 Total Number endemic Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004 Species threatened Saint Lucia: 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) - Wood fuel (1000 cubic m) - Total wood removal 2005 (1000 cubic m) - 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 - Saint Lucia : 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 - Imports 7 Exports - Consumption 7 Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports 15 Exports - Consumption 15 Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports 7 Exports - Consumption 7 Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production - Imports 0 Exports - Consumption 0 Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production - Imports 10 Exports 0 Consumption 10 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% [an error occurred while processing this directive] 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) 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