• Biodiversity Hotspots

    The terrestrial biodiversity hotspots identified by Conservation International and partners delineate large regions characterized both by exceptional levels of plant endemism and by serious levels of habitat loss. To qualify as a hotspot, a region must meet two strict criteria: it must contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (> 0.5 percent of the world's total) as endemics, and it has to have lost at least 70 percent of its original habitat.

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  • cloudSource
    Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)
  • editSuggested citation
    -
  • extensionRelated tool or portal
    https://www.cepf.net/our-work/biodiversity-hotspots
  • copyrightLicence
    Open Data Commons Open Database License / OSM (ODbL/OSM)
  • av_timerDate or time period of observation
  • timerFrequency of update
    Frequency of updates not provided
  • mapGeographic coverage
    Global
  • tab_unselectedSpatial Resolution
    Vector Layer
  • extensionTechnical background
  • errorCautions
    The 2011 hotspots data is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
  • dashboardRelated SDGs and targets
    GOAL 15: Life on land,
  • tocRelated Topics
    Environment, Biodiversity, Protected Areas
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