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Environment - current issues Sierra Leone, in 34 editions.
The entry for Sierra Leone published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Environment”
- extensive mangrove swamps hinder access to sea;
- deforestation;
- soil degradation
extensive mangrove swamps hinder access to sea; deforestation; soil degradation
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Environment”
- extensive mangrove swamps hinder access to sea;
- deforestation;
- soil degradation
extensive mangrove swamps hinder access to sea; deforestation; soil
degradation
The entry for Sierra Leone did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
- overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion;
- civil war depleting natural resources;
- overfishing
- natural hazards:
- dry,
- sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (November to May);
- sandstorms,
- dust storms
- international agreements:
- party to - Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban;
- signed, but not ratified - Climate Change, Environmental Modification
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and
slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil
exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources; overfishing
natural hazards: dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
(November to May); sandstorms, dust storms
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Endangered Species,
Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban; signed,
but not ratified - Climate Change, Environmental Modification
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
- overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion;
- civil war depleting natural resources;
- overfishing
- natural hazards:
- dry,
- sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (November to May);
- sandstorms,
- dust storms
- international agreements:
- party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Whaling;
- signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Environmental Modification
current issues: rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and
slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil
exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources; overfishing
natural hazards: dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
Sahara (November to May); sandstorms, dust storms
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species,
Nuclear Test Ban; Ban, Whaling; signed,Climate Change,
Desertification, Environmental Modification
- rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
- overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion;
- civil war depleting natural resources;
- overfishing
current issues: rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and
and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil
exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources; overfishing
natural hazards: dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the
Sahara (November to May); sandstorms, dust storms
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation,
Nuclear Test Ban, Whaling; signed, but not ratified -
Desertification, Environmental Modification
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
- overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion;
- civil war depleting natural resources;
- overfishing
rapid population growth pressuring the
environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing,
and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil
exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources; overfishing
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
- overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion;
- civil war depleting natural resources;
- overfishing
rapid population growth pressuring the
the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing,
grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in
deforestation and soil
resources; overfishing
The same text in 7 editions, 2000 to 2006.
- rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
- overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion;
- civil war depleting natural resources;
- overfishing
rapid population growth pressuring
The same text in 11 editions, 2007 to 2017.
- rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
- overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion;
- civil war depleted natural resources;
- overfishing
rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleting depleted natural resources; overfishing
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- rapid population growth pressuring the environment;
- overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation, soil exhaustion, and flooding;
- loss of biodiversity;
- air pollution;
- water pollution;
- overfishing
rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and deforestation, soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; exhaustion, and flooding; loss of biodiversity; air pollution; water pollution; overfishing
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Sierra Leone: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/sierra-leone/environment-current-issues.