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Environment - current issuesexcessive population pressure (increasing settlement); waste management; salinity intrusions into the main land of the island; fresh water supply is dependent on desalination of sea water; over exploitation of marine resources (reef fisheries, coral and shell); indiscriminate anchoring of boats damages coral reefs,causing underwater pollution and changes the sediment dynamics of Saint Martin's Island
Waste and recyclingmunicipal solid waste generated annually: 15,480 tons (2012 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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