Mauritius

Location

East of Madagascar, in Indian Ocean

National websites

Address of Embassy / Chancery in U.S.

 Suite 441, 4301 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington DC, 20008

CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publication/factbook/ma.html

Agencies (with addresses) responsible for biological inventory and conservation

Statistics

Land area

1,850 Sq. km

CIA

Area of territorial waters

10 Sq. km

CIA

Population

CIA

Population Density

631.490/Sq. km

Area protected (sq. km) at the six different IUCN levels

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

Kinds of habitat protected

 Six marine protected areas

Biological inventory

Mammal: 4; Bird: 81; Plant: 700; Reptile: 11; Amphibian: 0; Fish: n/a 

http://www.wri.org/sdis/ctr_std/cs-pdf/mauritiu.pdf

Species listed on CITES Appendix I

 http://www.wcmc.org.uk/CITES/english/fauna.htm then search for all species, Mauritius, and the appropriate appendix

Species listed on CITES Appendix II

 Flora database not ready yet.

Lists of recent and historical species extinctions

 Http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/animals/animal_redlist.html 

Legislation

Laws protecting endangered or threatened species

Laws protecting endangered ecosystems

Signatory to CITES

http://www.wcmc.org.uk/CITES/english/parties.htm

Signatory to Ramsar Wetlands Convention

No

http://www.iucn.org/themes/ramsar/key_cp_e.htm

Signatory to Convention on Biological Diversity 

http://www.biodiv.org/conv/ratify.html 

Signatory to Migratory Bird Treaty

No

Member of International Whaling Commission

Http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/iwcoffice

Signatory to other international treaties designed to protect or manage biological resources

Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Enviromental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

CIA

Non-government Organizations (NGOs), or chapters of international organizations concerned with the preservation of natural resources

Economics

National GDP

 $11.7 billion

WRI general page

GDP from Agriculture

 8%; $0.936 billion

WRI

GDP from Industry

 29% $3.393 billion

WRI

Fisheries

 Freshwater take: 60,000 metric tons

Marine take: 21,061 tonnes

Income generated from Forestry

 Production 24,000 cubic meters

Export value: $0

Income generated from Ecotourism

Income generated from Trade in wildlife products

Income generated from Hunting

Income generated from other uses of natural resources

Pollution

Natural resources impacted by air pollution

Natural resources impacted by water pollution

 Yes

http://www.selu.com

Natural resources impacted by development activities

Natural resources impacted by introduced species

Legislation addressing these issues

Restoration and Reintroduction

Programs for restoration of damaged habitat 

Programs for ex situ conservation (captive breeding and reintroduction) of endangered species