Barbados

Barbados is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. Leading inland from the coast, the primary terrain is relatively flat. Highlands rise in Barbados’ central region. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture. Barbados 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 in Barbados include pollution of coastal waters; soil erosion. Illegal solid waste disposal also threatens contamination of the country’s aquifers.