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ci_biodiversity_hotspots

created_on

2023-05-04T13:11:58.897529

updated_on

2025-02-01T01:40:13.120329

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nan

geographic_coverage

Global (land only)

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scale

global

citation

Use the following credit when these data are displayed:  "Biodiversity hotspots". Conservation International. Accessed from Global Forest Watch on [date]. \[www.globalforestwatch.org]\(https://www.globalforestwatch.org/) Use the following credit when these data are cited: Michael Hoffman, Kellee Koenig, Gill Bunting, Jennifer Costanza, and Kristen J. Williams. “Biodiversity Hotspots (version 2016.1)”. Zenodo, April 25, 2016. <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3261807>

title

Biodiversity hotspots

subtitle

2016, global, Conservation International

source

Conservation International

license

[CC BY SA 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

data_language

English

overview

First defined in 1988 by scientist Norman Myers, biodiversity hotspots are areas characterized by high levels of endemic plants coupled with significant habitat loss. Specifically, a region must meet the following criteria to achieve Conservation International’s hotspot classification:<br><br>- At least 1,500 species of vascular plants (>0.5% of the world’s total) are endemic<br>- At least 70% of the original natural vegetation has been lost<br><br>When Myers first defined the term, he identified 10 tropical forest hotspots. The need to pinpoint priority conservation regions led Conservation International (CI) to adopt the term and reassess the hotspot concept. In this process, CI introduced quantitative thresholds (see above) and added additional regions. At that time, there were 25 hotspots. Because of the constant change in environmental threats and the improved understanding of biodiversity, CI has since revisited the hotspots to refine boundaries, update information, and add new regions. This process produced an additional 10 hotspots, bringing the total to 35.

function

Displays Conservation International’s biodiversity hotspots—defined regions around the world where biodiversity conservation is most urgent because of high levels of endemism and human threat

cautions

This layer only displays the land-based portion of biodiversity hotspots, although some hotspots extend offshore

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tags

Conservation

why_added

Show important areas for biodiversity globally

learn_more

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c592bc24-3755-46fa-a3e6-79d82c27c6db

Is downloadable?

Yes

Versions

v2016