Angola
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SPI: 37.13
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Angola
Angola borders the southern Atlantic Ocean, on the eastern coast of Africa. Its narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to a vast interior plateau. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high.
Angola has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion; desertification; deforestation; water pollution and water insecurity.
11%
of land currently protected
1601
total land vertebrate species
59
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Giant Sable Antelope
120
amphibians / 11 endemic
845
birds / 11 endemic
317
mammals / 12 endemic
319
reptiles / 25 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.