| Republic of Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico Geographic coordinates: 15 30 N, 90 15 W |
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| National websites | |||||||||||||||||||
| Embassy / Chancery in U.S. | Ambassador Edmond Mulet 2220 R St. NW Washington, DC 20008 |
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| Agencies responsible for biological inventory and conservation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-governmental organizations concerned with conservation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Major Natural Resources |
Petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle (as per the Guatemala World Factbook). |
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| Major Environmental and Conservation Issues | Guatemala suffers from deforestation in central areas, and consequently from soil erosion unchecked by trees and helped along by storms and hurricanes. Water pollution is also an issue. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Land area | 108,430 km2 | Guatemala World Factbook | |||||||||||||||||
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| Area of territorial waters | 460 km2 | Guatemala World Factbook | |||||||||||||||||
| Population: | 12,007,580 (July 1998 est.) | Density: | 110 / km2 | Guatemala World Factbook | |||||||||||||||
| Area protected at all IUCN levels: | 832,966 ha | Fraction of land area protected: | 7.65% | WCMC Protected Areas Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Major Protected Areas |
Maya Proyecto Ecologico Quetzal Sierra de las Minas |
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| Endemic Species |
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| Endangered, Threatened and Vulnerable Species |
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| Extinct Species |
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| Species listed on CITES Appendices |
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CITES-listed Species Database | |||||||||||||||||
| Legislation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laws protecting endangered or threatened species | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laws protecting endangered ecosystems | |||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to CITES | 7 November 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Ramsar Wetlands Convention | 26 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Convention on Biological Diversity | 10 July 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Migratory Bird Treaty | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of International Whaling Commission | by 19 November 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to other international treaties designed to protect or manage biological resources |
Marine Dumping: by 1975.08.30 Wetlands: by 1975.12.21 Law of the Sea: by 1994.11.16 |
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| Natural Resource Use | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Human Impacts on Natural Resources | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air pollution | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Development activities | |||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced species | |||||||||||||||||||
| Legislation addressing these issues | |||||||||||||||||||
| Restoration and Reintroduction | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Programs for restoration of damaged habitat | |||||||||||||||||||
| Programs for ex situ conservation (captive breeding and reintroduction) of endangered species | |||||||||||||||||||
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Page compiled by Jason Lomeli as part of a class project in H90 "The Science of Biodiversity and Conservation" (Peter J. Bryant, Instructor), University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA