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Belgium |
Europe |
World |
| Total Land Area (000 ha) |
3051 |
2301873 |
13328979 |
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| Protected Areas |
| Extent of Protected Areas by IUCN Category (000 ha), 2003: |
| Nature Reserves, Wilderness Areas, and |
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National Parks (categories I and II) |
X |
34628 |
438448 |
| Natural Monuments, Species Management |
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Seascapes (categories III, IV, and V) |
83 |
95234 |
326503 |
| Areas Managed for Sustainable Use and |
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Unclassified Areas (category VI & "other") |
22 |
50859 |
692723 |
| Total Area Protected (all categories) |
105 |
180721 |
1457674 |
| Marine and Littoral Protected Areas {a} |
0 |
38563 |
417970 |
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| Protected Areas as a Percent of Total Land |
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Area, 2003 {b} |
3.4 % |
8.4 % |
10.8 % |
| Number of Protected Areas, 2003 |
616 |
51690 |
98400 |
| Number of Areas >1 00,000 ha, 2003 |
X |
316 |
2091 |
| Number of Areas > 1 million ha, 2003 |
X |
X |
243 |
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| Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), 2002: |
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Number of Sites |
6 |
699 |
1179 |
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Total Area (000 ha) |
8 |
19248 |
102283 |
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| Biosphere Reserves, 2002: |
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Number of Sites |
X |
150 |
408 |
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Total Area (000 ha) |
X |
128034 |
439000 |
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| Number and Status of Species |
| Higher Plants |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2002 |
1550 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
X |
X |
5714 |
| Mammals |
| |
Total known species (number), 1992-2002 |
58 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
11 |
X |
1137 |
| Breeding Birds |
| |
Total known species (number), 1992-2002 |
191 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
2 |
X |
1192 |
| Reptiles |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2003 |
12 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
X |
X |
293 |
| Amphibians |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2003 |
17 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
X |
X |
157 |
| Fish |
| |
Total known species (number), 1992-2003 |
58 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 1992-2002 |
X |
X |
742 |
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| Legal Trade in Selected Wildlife and CITES {c} Status |
| Year CITES Ratified |
X |
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| Net International Legal Trade Reported by CITES, 2000 (number) {d} |
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Live Lizards |
26499 |
236807 |
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Live Snakes |
9291 |
47846 |
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Live Primates |
792 |
13583 |
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Live Parrots |
6841 |
305812 |
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Lizard Skins |
3 |
722511 |
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Snake Skins |
17 |
806905 |
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Crocodile Skins |
203 |
285806 |
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Wild Cat Skins |
7 |
53008 |
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| Footnotes: |
| a. | Marine and littoral protected areas are not included in the "Total Area Protected" above. |
| b. | Includes IUCN categories I-V. Marine and littoral protected areas are excluded from these totals. |
| c. | CITES is an acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. |
| d. | Postive numbers represent net imports; negative numbers represent net exports. Regional figures are the sum of country-level trade statistics, therefore, |
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