Mali
SPI: 70.97
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Mali
Mali is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Much of the country lies in the southern Saharan Desert, and terrain also includes sandy plains and savanna, with some rugged hills. In Mali most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland.
Challenges to biodiversity include deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; and water insecurity.
8%
of land currently protected
761
total land vertebrate species
2
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Addax
29
amphibians / 0 endemic
455
birds / 0 endemic
150
mammals / 1 endemic
127
reptiles / 1 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
