Belarus celebrates the World Environment Day every year on 5 June.
The territory of Belarus is 20,760,000 hectares*.
Land resources of the Republic of Belarus (2010; 2019):
land under swamps and water bodies - 6.5%; 6.1%
forest land - 41.3%, 42.5%
agricultural land - 42.9%, 40.4%
other lands - 9.4%, 11.0%.
Specially protected natural areas – 1,870,100 hectares* (9% of the country's territory):
1 reserve
4 national parks
381 wildlife sanctuaries
911 natural monuments
Belarus' Red Book of Endangered Species includes :
202 species of wild animals
303 species of wild plants
100% of the forest land is managed with a long-term management plan.
Over 90% of forests have been certified in compliance with international standards.
* As of 1 January 2020
Source: National Statistics Committee