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SPI: 83.74
Species Protection Index Average: 41
National Report Card: Lithuania
Lithuania borders the Baltic Sea in eastern Europe. The country’s terrain is fertile lowland with several small lakes. Hills in the highlands were created from ancient glacial deposits. In Lithuania most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include water pollution; air pollution; deforestation; chemicals waste; and soil degradation and erosion.
17.92%
of land currently protected
528
total land vertebrate species
0
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Saker Falcons
13
amphibians / 0 endemic
447
birds / 0 endemic
60
mammals / 0 endemic
8
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.