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deforestation; poaching | |
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deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent | |
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desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and contamination of underground water resources | |
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air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals | |
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emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power over the next 15 years; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive | |
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recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water | |
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limited natural freshwater resources: large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination plant | |
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air pollution; water pollution | |
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protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting | |
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NA | |
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extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species | |
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deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution | |
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NA | |
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deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage | |
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deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing | |
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water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation | |
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