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SPI: 99.01
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Poland
Poland is located in Central Europe and borders the Baltic Sea along its north coast. Its inland terrain includes flat plains and mountains on the southern border. In Poland most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
Poland’s rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include air pollution from coal-burning emissions; acid rain; and water pollution.
30%
of land currently protected
214
total land vertebrate species
0
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
European Bison
17
amphibians / 0 endemic
118
birds / 0 endemic
70
mammals / 0 endemic
9
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.