Guatemala Biodiversity
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Biodiversity of Guatemala
)Guatemalan black howler
According to
pine forests
in the highlands.
Over one third of Guatemala (36.3% or about 39,380 km²) is forested (2005). About half of the forests (49.7% or roughly 19,570 km²) is classified as
tropical
region of the world.
Guatemala has 7 wetlands of international importance that were included in the Ramsar List.[4]
Guatemala has some 8,061 known species of
IUCN
categories I-V.
With a total of 123 protected areas and more than 29% of the territory declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "ParksWatch - Strengthening Parks To Safeguard Biodiversity". Parkswatch.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Biodiversity Hotspots-Mesoamerica-Overview". Conservation International. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- ^ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Guatemala". Ramsar.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Guatemala Biodiversity and Tropical Forest Assessment" (PDF). USAID, FIPA, EPIQ. 2003. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
External links
- CEP Technical Report No. 36 1996: Status of Protected Area Systems in the Wider Caribbean Region - Country Profiles: GUATEMALA Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
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