Conservation

Population pressure and civil strife have created a number of environmental issues such as soil erosion as a result of overgrazing, the expansion of agriculture into marginal lands, deforestation (little forested land remains because of uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel), habitat loss which threatens wildlife populations.

Burundi is party to several International environmental agreements including Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes and Ozone Layer Protection.