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1. Overview

2. Other national indicators

3. UNSD indicators

4. MDG 7

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	English (PDF: 1702k) Open	Afghanistan Second MDG Report (Sep 2005) Afghanistan Second MDG Report Category: MDG Reports Published: September 2005 Country: Afghanistan

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5. UNEP GEO Indicators

5.1. Atmosphere

5.2. Natural disasters

5.3. Coastal and marine areas

5.4. Freshwater

5.5. Urban areas

5.6. Global environmental issues

5.7. Biodiversity

Biodiversity and Protected Areas

COUNTRY PROFILE - Afghanistan

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		Afghan- istan	Middle East & North Africa	World
Total Land Area (000 ha)		65209	1256964	13328979

Protected Areas
Extent of Protected Areas by IUCN Category (000 ha), 2003:
Nature Reserves, Wilderness Areas, and
	National Parks (categories I and II)	41	18165	438448
Natural Monuments, Species Management

	Seascapes (categories III, IV, and V)	178	18063	326503
Areas Managed for Sustainable Use and
	Unclassified Areas (category VI & "other")	X	82569	692723
Total Area Protected (all categories)		219	118797	1457674
Marine and Littoral Protected Areas {a}		X	9580	417970

Protected Areas as a Percent of Total Land
	Area, 2003 {b}	0.3 %	10.2 %	10.8 %
Number of Protected Areas, 2003		7	1090	98400
Number of Areas >1 00,000 ha, 2003		X	56	2091
Number of Areas > 1 million ha, 2003		X	X	243

Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), 2002:
	Number of Sites	X	X	1179
	Total Area (000 ha)	X	X	102283

Biosphere Reserves, 2002:
	Number of Sites	X	22	408
	Total Area (000 ha)	X	X	439000

Number and Status of Species
Higher Plants
	Total known species (number), 1992-2002	4000	X	X
	Number of threatened species, 2002	1	X	5714
Mammals
	Total known species (number), 1992-2002	119	X	X
	Number of threatened species, 2002	13	X	1137
Breeding Birds
	Total known species (number), 1992-2002	181	X	X
	Number of threatened species, 2002	11	X	1192
Reptiles
	Total known species (number), 1992-2003	109	X	X
	Number of threatened species, 2002	1	X	293
Amphibians
	Total known species (number), 1992-2003	7	X	X
	Number of threatened species, 2002	1	X	157
Fish
	Total known species (number), 1992-2003	115	X	X
	Number of threatened species, 1992-2002	X	X	742

Legal Trade in Selected Wildlife and CITES {c} Status
Year CITES Ratified		X

Net International Legal Trade Reported by CITES, 2000 (number) {d}
	Live Lizards	X	1547
	Live Snakes	X	846
	Live Primates	X	-296
	Live Parrots	X	50330
	Lizard Skins	X	1499
	Snake Skins	X	843
	Crocodile Skins	X	80
	Wild Cat Skins	X	6


Footnotes:
a.	Marine and littoral protected areas are not included in the "Total Area Protected" above.
b.	Includes IUCN categories I-V. Marine and littoral protected areas are excluded from these totals.
c.	CITES is an acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
d.	Postive numbers represent net imports; negative numbers represent net exports. Regional figures are the sum of country-level trade statistics, therefore,


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