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Montserrat (United Kingdom) [125]
(Crown Colony of the United Kingdom)
LAND AREA: 104 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
| >17,000 |
>10,000 |
>1,000 |
>100 |
>10 |
>1 |
<1 |
Unknown |
TOTAL |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 11000 (1996)
DENSITY: 106 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 0%/year
ECONOMY
Income/Capita: $0
ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
TOTAL FOREST AREA: 3,000 ha, 30.0% of land area, 0.3 ha/capita
NATURAL FOREST AREA: 3,000 ha
SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
Ministry of Agriculture, Trade, Land and Housing
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:
Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals Ordinance 1985
Turtle Ordinance 1951
Endangered Animals and Plants Ordinance 1976
Wild Birds Protection Ordinance 1916 (as amended 1982)
Forestry Ordinance 1932
Beach Protection Ordinance 1970
ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS:
Monserrat National Trust
REFERENCES:
Oldfield, 1987
Last updated 11/02/98
Islands of Montserrat (United Kingdom)
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