word | | Environment - current issues |
| erosion | Cape Verde | soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; water shortages; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing |
| erosion | China | ... shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution from untreated wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species |
| erosion | Comoros | soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation |
| erosion | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation; refugees responsible for significant deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in creating capacitors, diamonds, and gold) causing environmental ... |
| erosion | Costa Rica | deforestation and land use change, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching and agriculture; soil erosion; coastal marine pollution; fisheries protection; solid waste management; air pollution |
| erosion | Ecuador | deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Amazon Basin and Galapagos Islands |
| erosion | El Salvador | deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes |
| erosion | Eritrea | deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing; loss of infrastructure from civil warfare |
| erosion | Ethiopia | deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management |
| erosion | Fiji | deforestation; soil erosion |
| erosion | Ghana | recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water |
| erosion | Guatemala | deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution |
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