Biodiversity hotspots matter! Saving them is crucial to solve the extinction-climate crisis and heal our Planet.
WHAT IS “BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT”?
🌎 A biologically diverse and threatened terrestrial area.
🌏 Specifically, a region with unique species and habitats where 70% of the original habitat and vegetation have been destroyed.
HOW MANY HOTSPOTS ARE THERE & WHERE?
🔥 There are 36 known hotspots, covering only 2.5% of Earth’s land surface. Where are they?
🎗️North and Central America: 4
🎗️Caribbean: 1
🎗️South America: 5
🎗️Europe: 1
🎗️Africa: 8
🎗️Central Asia: 1
🎗️South Asia: 3
🎗️Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific: 9
🎗️East Asia: 2
🎗️West Asia: 2
BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS MATTER!
🐾 Support 50%+ of plant species and nearly 43% of bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species as “endemics” (found nowhere else).
🙏 Provide 35% of ecosystem services that humans depend on.
🩺 Protect biodiversity and mitigate climate change.
💰Help prioritize conservation spending.
BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS NEED PROTECTION!
🛟 Small percentage of hotspots’ total area is protected.
❤️🩹 We need to do better, for the benefit of People and our Planet!
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
🎬 You can help, by acting! Because from action comes hope, not the other way around. What actions can you take?
🤝 Join #GenerationRestoration and support ecosystem restoration initiatives where you live.
💸 Donate to our partner nonprofit Rainforest Trust – protecting biodiversity hotspots across the globe. 100% of your money goes to their conservation efforts!
WHAT IS “BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT”?
🌎 A biologically diverse and threatened terrestrial area.
🌏 Specifically, a region with unique species and habitats where 70% of the original habitat and vegetation have been destroyed.
HOW MANY HOTSPOTS ARE THERE & WHERE?
🔥 There are 36 known hotspots, covering only 2.5% of Earth’s land surface. Where are they?
🎗️North and Central America: 4
🎗️Caribbean: 1
🎗️South America: 5
🎗️Europe: 1
🎗️Africa: 8
🎗️Central Asia: 1
🎗️South Asia: 3
🎗️Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific: 9
🎗️East Asia: 2
🎗️West Asia: 2
BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS MATTER!
🐾 Support 50%+ of plant species and nearly 43% of bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species as “endemics” (found nowhere else).
🙏 Provide 35% of ecosystem services that humans depend on.
🩺 Protect biodiversity and mitigate climate change.
💰Help prioritize conservation spending.
BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS NEED PROTECTION!
🛟 Small percentage of hotspots’ total area is protected.
❤️🩹 We need to do better, for the benefit of People and our Planet!
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
🎬 You can help, by acting! Because from action comes hope, not the other way around. What actions can you take?
🤝 Join #GenerationRestoration and support ecosystem restoration initiatives where you live.
💸 Donate to our partner nonprofit Rainforest Trust – protecting biodiversity hotspots across the globe. 100% of your money goes to their conservation efforts!