Protected areas of San Marino

The Republic of San Marino has no protected areas as of November, 2016.[1] San Marino is defined as a Global 200 Ecoregions.[2] San Marino has no threatened or endangered species.[3]

International law

San Marino accepted the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, adheres to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, and ratified the World Heritage Convention.[2] They are members of International Maritime Organisation and IPCC.[2] They are signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity.[4]

Domestic law

While San Marino has no official protected areas, it has a law prohibiting the cutting down of any tree over 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in diameter, meaning that most trees within the country are legally protected.[5] Under the FRA 2010 Categorization of Forests, all of the land area of San Marino is considered "Other land", with none being "Forest" or "Other wooded land".[6] Despite the fact that 16% of the country is woodlands, predominantly of oaks and other broadleaves as Quercus pubescens, Fraxinus ornus, Ostrya carpinifolia, Acer obtusatum, Quercus cerris, Quercus ilex, Populus nigra, Salix alba. Shrublands and similar lands are dominated by Crataegus monogyna, Cornus sanguinea, Spartium junceum, Rubus ulmifolius, Rosa canina, Prunus spinosa, Quercus pubescens, Fraxinus ornus and Ulmus minor cover the 17%. Badlands are only 4% of the country, and less than 1% is covered by rivers.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Protected Planet". www.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "San Marino definition| Biodiversity A-Z". www.biodiversitya-z.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "San Marino". country-facts.findthedata.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "List of Parties". www.cbd.int. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Lumbreras, Emilio Laguna (2001). The micro-reserves as a tool for conservation of threatened plants in Europe. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Pub. p. 75. ISBN 9789287146649.
  6. ↑ "Country Reports San Marino" (PDF). Global Forest Resources Assesment. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "CBD San Marino" (PDF). CBD. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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