Editing Geography of San Marino (section)

==Protected areas==
San Marino has no protected areas as of November, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Protected Planet|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/SMR|website=www.protectedplanet.net|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> San Marino is defined as a [[Global 200|Global 200 Ecoregions]].<ref name="a">{{cite web|title=San Marino definition{{!}} Biodiversity A-Z|url=http://www.biodiversitya-z.org/content/san-marino|website=www.biodiversitya-z.org|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> San Marino has no [[Threatened species|threatened]] or [[Endangered species|endangered]] species.{{cn|date=May 2021}}

===International law===
San Marino gave credence to and accepted the [[Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora]], adheres to the [[International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling]], and ratified the [[World Heritage Convention]].<ref name="a"/> They are members of [[International Maritime Organization]] and [[IPCC]].<ref name="a"/> They are signatories to the [[Convention on Biological Diversity]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Parties|url=https://www.cbd.int/information/parties.shtml|website=www.cbd.int|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref>

===Domestic law===
While San Marino has no official protected areas, it has a law prohibiting the cutting down of any tree over {{convert|10|cm|in}} in diameter, meaning that most trees within the country are legally protected.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lumbreras|first1=Emilio Laguna|title=The micro-reserves as a tool for conservation of threatened plants in Europe|date=2001|publisher=Council of Europe Pub.|location=Strasbourg|isbn=9789287146649|page=75}}</ref> Under the [[FRA 2010 Categorization of Forests]], all of the land area of San Marino is considered "Other land", with none being "Forest" or "Other wooded land".<ref>{{cite web|title=Country Reports San Marino|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/al618E/al618e.pdf|website=Global Forest Resources Assessment|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> Despite the fact that 16% of the country is woodlands, predominantly of oaks and other broadleaves as ''[[Quercus pubescens]]'', ''[[Fraxinus ornus]]'', ''[[Ostrya carpinifolia]]'', ''[[Acer obtusifolium|Acer obtusatum]]'', ''[[Quercus cerris]]'', ''[[Quercus ilex]]'', ''[[Populus nigra]]'', ''[[Salix alba]]''. Shrublands and similar lands are dominated by ''[[Crataegus monogyna]]'', ''[[Cornus sanguinea]]'', ''[[Spartium junceum]]'', ''[[Rubus ulmifolius]]'', ''[[Rosa canina]]'', ''[[Prunus spinosa]]'', ''[[Quercus pubescens]]'', ''[[Fraxinus ornus]]'' and ''[[Ulmus minor]]'' cover the 17%. Badlands are only 4% of the country, and less than 1% is covered by rivers.<ref>{{cite web|title=CBD San Marino|url=https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/sm/sm-nr-05-en.pdf|website=CBD|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref>