| State of Kuwait | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Middle East, at tip of Persian Gulf | ||||||||||||||||||
| National websites | http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ku.html#geo
http://www.arab.net/kuwait/kuwait_contents.html http://ecealpha.ece.eng.kuniv.edu.kw:8080/kufaq.html http://www.atd.ucar.edu/kuwait/kuda_title.html |
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| Embassy / Chancery in U.S. | Diplomatic
representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador MUHAMMAD al-Sabah al-Salim Al SABAH chancery: 2940 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 966-0702 FAX: [1] (202) 966-0517 Diplomatic
representation from the US:
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| Agencies responsible for biological inventory and conservation | Address
of Kuwait's Environment Protection Society:
KEPS P.O.Box 1896 Safat Kuwait - 13019 Cable: Environt Fax. 965-4837856 Tel: 965-4848256 he Public Authority for Agriculture Research & Fish Resources plays an important role in several areas of wildlife Regional Organisation for Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) which is headquartered in Kuwait. Contact ROPME, P O Box 26388, Safat, Kuwait. Tel 5312140/1/2/3/4. |
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| Non-governmental organizations concerned with conservation | Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
(KISR) P O Box 1638, Salmiya 22017 Kuwait.
The Kuwait Ornithological Rarities Committee (KORC) Contact Prof. Charles Pilcher, Faculty of Medicine, P O Box 24923, Safat, Kuwait. |
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| Major Natural Resources | Kuwait's natural resources include: petroleum, fish, shrimp, and natural gas. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Major Environmental and Conservation Issues | Somne of Kuwait's environmental concerns include: limited natural fresh water resources, air and water pollution, and desertification. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Land area | 17,818 square kilometers. | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+kw0021) | |||||||||||||||||
| Area of forest | 0 | http://data.wri.org:1996/cgi-bin/charlotte | |||||||||||||||||
| Area of wetlands | 0 | http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ku.html#geo | |||||||||||||||||
| Area of territorial waters | territorial sea: 12 nm (499 km of coastline, Persian Gulf) | http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ku.html#geo | |||||||||||||||||
| Population: 1,913,285 (July 1998 est.) | Density: | 868.13/1000hectares (in 1995) |
See also: http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbpyrs.pl |
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+kw0027)
http://data.wri.org:1996/cgi-bin/charlotte http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ku.html#geo |
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| Area protected (ha) (only areas >1000ha) at all IUCN levels: | N/A | Fraction of land area protected (%): | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Major Protected Areas | List of Major Protected Areas | Information Center for the Environment | |||||||||||||||||
| Endemic Species |
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http://www.arabianwildlife.com/vol2.2/kuw.htm
www.kuwait.info.nw.dc.us/ff09.htm |
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| Endangered, Threatened and Vulnerable Species |
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World
Conservation Monitoring Centre - Animal
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cgi-bin/arl_output.pWorld Conservation Monitoring Centre - Plants |
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| Extinct Species |
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Animal | |||||||||||||||||
| Species listed on CITES Appendices | CITES-listed Species Database | ||||||||||||||||||
| Legislation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laws protecting endangered or threatened species | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laws protecting endangered ecosystems | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to CITES | not a signee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Ramsar Wetlands Convention | not a signee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Convention on Biological Diversity | signed, but not ratified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Migratory Bird Treaty | not a signee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of International Whaling Commission | not a member | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to other international treaties designed to protect or manage biological resources | party to: Climate Change, Desertification,
Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test
Ban, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Endangered Species, Marine Dumping |
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| Natural Resource Use | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fisheries | Overfishing in the 70's and war/ industry activities
in the 80's and 90's resulted in lower populations of shrimp and other
animals in the Persian Gulf.
Kuwait had a catch of approximately 4,700 tons of fish and 3,000 tons of shrimp and prawns. in 1989. |
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+kw0033) | |||||||||||||||||
| Forestry / deforestation | Kuwait imports about $93,000,000.00 of wood products each year, but does not have a large forest-product-based economoy. | http://www.fao.org/infosylva/VR/is_country.jsp?country_code=221&lang=en | |||||||||||||||||
| Ecotourism | There is a bird-watching tourist industry in Kuwait... but I suspect war-time activity has limited the influx of ecotourism. | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| Trade in wildlife products | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| Hunting | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| Other uses of natural resources | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| Human Impacts on Natural Resources | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air pollution | Toxins from fires that resulted from war activities have polluted the air. | http://fn2.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/~puppydog/gulfwar.htm | |||||||||||||||||
| Water pollution | Oil spills and other pollution from human activities
have severely damaged waterways. This pollution is responsible for
the deaths of thousands of marine animals, such as turtles and fish.
Low water supply. |
http://fn2.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/~puppydog/gulfwar.htm
http://unephq.unep.org/unep/eia/geo1/ch/ch2_13.htm http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/guide/zgulfwar.html |
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| Development activities | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| Introduced species | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| Legislation addressing these issues | Law Protecting the Environment in Kuwait (1980) | http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/geo1/ch/ch3_28.htm#env | |||||||||||||||||
| Restoration and Reintroduction | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Programs for restoration of damaged habitat | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| Programs for ex situ conservation (captive breeding and reintroduction) of endangered species | Kuwait Zoo
Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources Authority; P.O. Box 21422, Code No. 13075 Kuwait KUWAIT Telephone: 965-4730824 Fax: 965-4739353 |
http://www.cbsg.org/regasw.htm | |||||||||||||||||
Page compiled by M-L. S. Gong 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