Land degradation/desertification (soil
erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing,
and destruction of vegetation); water supplies contamined
by raw sewage; siltation of reservoir, oil pollution of
coastal waters.
Environmental commitments
An environmental commitment has been
made by the government (via an international treaty) in
the following areas: Climate Change, Ozone Layer, CFC
Control and biological diversity. Ratification of the
Kyoto protocol.
Climate
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme
in the interior
Terrain
Northern coast and interior are mountainous
with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermountain
valleys, and rich coastal plains.
