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Puerto Rico (to USA)

Party to the following agreements and conventions

African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) Regional 64
Agreement on the Convention of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) Global 13
Barcelona Convention Regional 21
Bonn Agreement (environment) Regional 9
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Nairobi, 1992 Global 192
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas Global 38
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), Canberra, 1980 Global 33
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats Regional 49
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, (CMS), Bonn, 1979 Global 115
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, (CITES), Washington DC, 1973 Global 176
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), New York, 1992 Global 194
Kyoto Protocol - greenhouse gas emission reductions Global 191
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Ramsar, 1971 Global 160
UNESCO World Heritage Convention Global 195
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Global 192
Regional Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Birds of Prey Regional 34


Convention on Biological Diversity
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Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Puerto Rico (to USA). Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/puerto-rico. Checked: 2013-05-25

Puerto Rico (to USA) at a glance

Capital

San Juan

Area

13,790km2

BirdLife Partner

Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña, Inc (Affiliate)

Species

Total number of birds 273
Globally threatened birds 8
Country endemics 12

Important Bird Areas

Number of IBAs 20
Total IBA area 197,176 ha

Endemic Bird Areas

Number of EBAs 1