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Countries Appendix GUINEA-BISSAU (82%) Despite its small land area, Guinea-Bissau is furnished with extensive stores of natural resources, which are being over-exploited at a monumental cost to the environment. Economic development is carried on without regard for the ecological consequences and forest destruction rates are high. In particular, coastal mangrove swamps (some of the most important in Africa) are giving way to rice fields and being impacted by hydroelectric projects. Slash-and-burn agriculture, coal production, fires, fuelwood cutting, and logging for timber have cleared extensive patches and subjected Guinea-Bissau to serious soil degradation and erosion. Hunting and poaching threaten wildlife in virtually all areas. . . . . . For current information I highly recommend trying the CIA and FAO links below. |
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