Environment of Ivory Coast

The environment of Côte d'Ivoire has more than 1,200 animal species—223 mammal, 702 bird, 125 reptile, 38 amphibian, and 111 fish species—and 4,700 plant species.

[1] However, much like the rest of West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire has suffered severe deforestation.

Côte d'Ivoire is party to the following treaties: The 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump was a health crisis in which Trafigura illegally dumped toxic waste in up to 12 sites around Abidjan in August 2006.

[citation needed] Palm oil is one of the commodities exported by Côte d'Ivoire and the plantations have an environmental impact.

[2] Ivory Coast had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 3.64/10, ranking it 143rd globally out of 172 countries.