Editing Geography of Cape Verde (section)

== Threats and protection ==
[[Image:Fogo, Cape Verde Islands.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of Fogo.]]

Almost all of the natural environment has been destroyed by conversion to agriculture and logging for firewood, as well as natural [[soil erosion]], all of which has threatened several species of birds and reptiles. The remaining original forest exists at high altitudes only. Newer problems include illegal beach sand extraction and [[overfishing]] while the nesting birds are vulnerable due to introduced mammals, including cats and rats.

; Environment - international agreements
:* Party to: [[Biodiversity]], [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|Climate Change]], Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, [[Desertification]], Endangered Species, [[Environmental Modification Convention|Environmental Modification]], [[Hazardous Wastes]], [[Law of the Sea]], [[Marine Dumping]], [[Nuclear Test Ban]], Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands<ref name=":1" />