Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

28.2% —or about 11,000 hectares—of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is forested.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained an average of 100 hectares of forest per year. The amounts to an average annual reforestation rate of 1.11%. Between 2000 and 2005, the rate of forest change increased by 80.0% to 2.00% per annum. In total, between 1990 and 2005, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained 22.2% of its forest cover, or around 2,000 hectares. Measuring the total rate of habitat conversion (defined as change in forest area plus change in woodland area minus net plantation expansion) for the 1990-2005 interval, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained 8.3% of its forest and woodland habitat.

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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 Vincent and the Grenadines: Forest Cover, 2005 Total Land Area (ha) 39,000 Total Forest Area (ha) 11,000 Percent Forest Cover 28.21% Primary Forest Cover (ha) - Primary Forest, % total forest - Primary Forest, % total land - Other wooded land (ha) 2,000 [an error occurred while processing this directive] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Breakdown of forest types, 2005 Primary forest (ha | %) - - Modified natural (ha | %) 10,000 90.9% Semi-natural (ha | %) - - Production plantation (ha | %) - - Production plantation (ha | %) - - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Change in Forest Cover TOTAL FOREST COVER Forest 1990 (ha) 9,000 Forest 2000 (ha) 10,000 Forest 2005 (ha) 11,000 Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) 100 1.11% Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) 200 2.00% Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) 2,000 22.22% Change in rate (%) 80.00% 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) 3,000 Other 2000 (ha) 2,000 Other 2005 (ha) 2,000 Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) (100) -3.33% Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) - 0.00% Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) (1,000) -33.33% Change in rate (%) -100.00% 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) 12,000 Other 2000 (ha) 12,000 Other 2005 (ha) 13,000 Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) - 0.00% Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) 200 1.67% Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) 1,000 8.33% Change in rate (%) #DIV/0! Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 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 Vincent and the Grenadines: Forest designation Ownership of forest land, 2000 Public (%) - Private (%) - Other (%) - Ownership of other wooded land, 2000 Public (%) - Private (%) - Other (%) - Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005 Production (%) - Protection (%) - Conservation (%) - Social Services (%) - Multiple Services (%) - None of Unknown (%) - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 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 Vincent and the Grenadines: 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 3 Vascular Plant Species, 2004 Total Number endemic Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004 Species threatened Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 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 - [an error occurred while processing this directive] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Environment Environment - current issues pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive 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; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Land use / Resources Land use (%) arable land: 17.95% permanent crops: 17.95% other: 64.1% (2001) Natural resources hydropower, cropland Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Economy Economy - overview: Economic growth in this lower-middle-income country hinges upon seasonal variations in the agricultural and tourism sectors. Tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of crops in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and tourism in the Eastern Caribbean has suffered low arrivals following 11 September 2001. Saint Vincent is home to a small offshore banking sector and has moved to adopt international regulatory standards. Saint Vincent is also a large producer of marijuana and is being used as a transshipment point for illegal narcotics from South America. GDP - per capita $2,900 (2002 est.) GDP - real growth rate (%) 0.7% (2002 est.) Agriculture - products bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices, small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, fish GDP - composition by sector (%) agriculture: 10%, industry: 26%, services: 64% (2001 est.) Industries food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch Economic aid - recipient $47.5 million (1995); note - EU $34.5 million (1998) Debt - external $167.2 million (2000) Population below poverty line (%) NA Labor force - by occupation (%) agriculture 26%, industry 17%, services 57% (1980 est.) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Population / Demographics Population (July 2005) 117,534 Population growth rate (%) (2005) 0.27% Population density (people/sq km) (2005) 302.1 Median age (years) total: 26.36 years Total fertility rate (children born/woman) 1.85 (2005 est.) Ethnic groups (%) black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7% [an error occurred while processing this directive] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Infrastructure Telephones - main lines in use 27,300 (2002) Telephones - mobile cellular 10,000 (2002) Roadways (km) total: 829 km paved: 580 km unpaved: 249 km (2002) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Health Life expectancy at birth (years) total population: 73.62 years male: 71.78 years female: 75.51 years (2005 est.) Infant mortality rate 14.78 deaths/1,000 live births HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) NA Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : 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