Vanuatu
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SPI: 3.62
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Vanuatu
Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, composed of more than 80 islands (65 are inhabited). The terrain is mountainous and volcanic in origin, with several active volcanoes above and below the ocean. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by urban use.
Vanuatu has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include population growth; water pollution; poor sanitation; and deforestation.
5%
of land currently protected
58
total land vertebrate species
11
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Coconut Crab
0
amphibians / 0 endemic
33
birds / 1 endemic
9
mammals / 2 endemic
16
reptiles / 8 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
