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Neglected Tropical Disease: Dengue
Number of cases of Dengue reported
New cases of certain notifiable diseases reported to sanitary authorities- since 2012
DoEnv, New cases of certain notifiable diseases reported to sanitary authorities - table 89, SM;
No. of complaints 1 received at the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Division by category
No. of complaints 1 received at the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Division by category, 2012 - 2021
No. of complaints received at the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Division by category - since 2014
Table 113 - No. of complaints 1 received at the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Division by category, 2014- 2023 1 Include number of complaints attended at PPC Division through the Citizen Support Portal. 2 Complaints regarding "Flooding/obstruction of rivers and drains", "Barelands","Backfilling" and "Rock" were recorded in "Other" prior to 2017. 3 Rock refers to Rock Quarry 4 Includes illegal construction, objections to projects, law and order, land conversion, land reclamations, landslides etc. Source: Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change
Noise Monitoring: Number of Complaints received
Cases with noise above permissible levels; Environmental noise can impact health (e.g., stress, sleep disorders). Source: DoEnv, Table 37 - Number of noise complaints received by Ministry of Health and Wellness, 2014- 2023, SM;
Noise monitoring: Surveillance after office hours and during weekends by "Noise Flying Squad" 2018- 2023
Source: DoEnv, Table 38 - Noise monitoring surveillance after office hours and during weekends by "Noise Flying Squad" - Ministry of Health and Wellness, 2018- 2023, SM; Drastic decrease due to Covid-19 related measures.
Non-Government Organisations affiliated to the 13, 2021
Non-Government Organisations affiliated to the 13, 2021
Number and capacity of solid waste transfer stations, 2021
Number and capacity of solid waste transfer stations, 2021
Number and percentage distribution of tourists interviewed by rating of the state of the environment at various sites, Survey of outgoing tourists, 2009
Number and percentage distribution of tourists interviewed by rating of the state of the environment at various sites, Survey of outgoing tourists, 2009
Number of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs by type of breeder - Island of Mauritius - since 2021
Table 33 - Number of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs by type of breeder as at December 2023 - Island of Mauritius Source: Digest of Agriculture (2024) Original Source: FAREI and Statistics Mauritius
Number of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) licences granted by type of project
Number of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) licences granted by type of project, 2012 - 2021
Number of improvised housing units and population by geographical district, Republic of Mauritius, 2000, 2011 and 2022 Housing Censuses
T77, Number of improvised¹ housing units and population by geographical district, Republic of Mauritius, 2000, 2011 and 2022 Housing Censuses 1 An improvised housing unit is an independent, makeshift shelter or structure, built of waste materials and without a predetermined plan for the purpose of habitation by one household, which is being used as living quarters at the time of the census. Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaine Wilhems Moka Black River Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius
Number of incidents related to flooding and hazardous material release attended by Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service and number of persons evacuated by fire station - Island of Mauritius, 2019- 2021
Number of incidents related to flooding and hazardous material release attended by Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service and number of persons evacuated by fire station - Island of Mauritius, 2019- 2021
Number of Permits issued by type of building - Rodrigues - since 2015
Table 53 - Number of Permits issued and floor area by type of building, 2015 - 2024
Number of Planters benefitting from Irrigation Authority Projects - 2022
Year 2022 Source: Irrigation Authority
Number of Preliminary Environmental Report (PER) approvals granted by type of project
Number of Preliminary Environmental Report (PER) approvals granted by type of project, 2012 - 2021
Number of small breeders and number of livestock by district -Island of Mauritius - since 2021
Table 34 -Number of small breeders and number of livestock by district as at December 2023 - Island of Mauritius Source: Digest of Agriculture (2024) Original Source: FAREI and Statistics Mauritius
Offences: Number of offences detected against forest laws by category - since 2014
DoEnv, Table 115 - Number of offences detected against forest laws 1 by category, 2014 - 2023, SM; 1 include cases taken to court, treated departmentally, outstanding and in which offenders were unknown.
Open Fields Area harvested of food crops - Island of Mauritius - since 2019
Table 28 - Area harvested, production and yield of food crops - Island of Mauritius, 2017 - 2023 Source: Digest of Agriculture (2024)
Open Fields Production of food crops - Island of Mauritius - since 2019
Digest Agri Stats Table 28 - Area harvested, production and yield of food crops - Island of Mauritius Beans Beet Bittergourd Brinjal Broccoli Cabbage Calabash Carrot Cauliflower Chillies (long+curry) Chillies (small) Chouchou Cucumber Echalotte Eddoes (violet) Eddoes (curry) Garlic Ginger Gourgette Greens Green peas Groundnut Leek Ladies finger Lettuce Maize Manioc Onion (incl. hybrid) Onion hybrid Patole Petsai Pipengaille Potato Pumpkin Rice (paddy) Squash Sweet pepper Sweet potato Tomato (incl. hybrid) Tomato hybrid Voehm Banana Pineapple Total food crops
