| Saint Helena | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ascension Island, Gough Island,
Inaccessible Island, Nightingale Island, and Tristan da
Cunha Island South Atlantic Ocean, between South America and Africa. UK Dependancy |
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| National websites | Office of the Administrator of Ascension Island | ||||||||||||||||||
| Embassy / Chancery in U.S. | The
British Embassy 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington DC, 20008 |
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| Agencies responsible for biological inventory and conservation | Agriculture and Natural Resources Department Scotland Island of St Helena, SAO |
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| Non-governmental organizations concerned with conservation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Major Natural Resources | There are no minerals available in Saint Helena. The major natural resource is fish. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Major Environmental and Conservation Issues | |||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Land area | 410 Sq km | Saint Helena Factbook | |||||||||||||||||
| Area of forest | 3% (12.3 Sq km) | ABC
Country Book (Sq km calculated) |
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| Area of wetlands | 0 | Saint Helena Factbook | |||||||||||||||||
| Area of territorial waters | Exclusive fishing Zone: 200 nm Territorial Sea: 12 nm |
Saint Helena Factbook | |||||||||||||||||
| Population: | 7,091 | Density: | 17 / Sq. km | Saint Helena Factbook | |||||||||||||||
| Area protected (ha) (only areas >1000ha) at all IUCN levels: | Fraction of land area protected (%): | ||||||||||||||||||
| Major Protected Areas | List of Major Protected Areas | Information Center for the Environment | |||||||||||||||||
| Endemic Species |
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| Endangered, Threatened and Vulnerable Species |
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Animal | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laws protecting endangered ecosystems | |||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to CITES | NA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Ramsar Wetlands Convention | NA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Convention on Biological Diversity | NA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to Migratory Bird Treaty | NA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of International Whaling Commission | NA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Signatory to other international treaties designed to protect or manage biological resources | NA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Natural Resource Use | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fisheries | Fishing is the primary industry in Saint Helena. | ABC Country Book | |||||||||||||||||
| Forestry / deforestation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ecotourism | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trade in wildlife products | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hunting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other uses of natural resources | |||||||||||||||||||
| Human Impacts on Natural Resources | Information Sources | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air pollution | |||||||||||||||||||
| Water pollution | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Daniel Sheiner 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