Biodiversity Hotspots - INI

[item.tropical-andes]
code=01
slug=tropical-andes
name=Tropical Andes
description=The most biodiverse hotspot in the world.
countries=Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Northern Argentina
region=South America

[item.tumbes-choco-magdalena]
code=02
slug=tumbes-choco-magdalena
name=Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
description=A biodiverse region along the Pacific coast of South America.
countries=Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Galápagos Islands
region=South America

[item.madrean-pine-oak-woodlands]
code=03
slug=madrean-pine-oak-woodlands
name=Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands
description=Pine-oak forest ecosystem in southern North America.
countries=USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), Mexico
region=North America

[item.cerrado]
code=04
slug=cerrado
name=Cerrado
description=Brazil's vast savanna ecosystem.
countries=Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
region=South America

[item.chilean-winter-rainfall-valdivian-forests]
code=05
slug=chilean-winter-rainfall-valdivian-forests
name=Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivian Forests
description=Temperate rainforests of Chile and Argentina.
countries=Chile, Argentina
region=South America

[item.atlantic-forest]
code=06
slug=atlantic-forest
name=Atlantic Forest
description=Rich forest ecosystem along Brazil's eastern coast.
countries=Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
region=South America

[item.mesoamerica]
code=07
slug=mesoamerica
name=Mesoamerica
description=Rich forest ecosystem of Central America.
countries=Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
region=Central America

[item.caribbean-islands]
code=08
slug=caribbean-islands
name=Caribbean Islands
description=Ecosystem of Caribbean islands.
countries=Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, other Caribbean islands
region=Central America & Caribbean

[item.california-floristic-province]
code=09
slug=california-floristic-province
name=California Floristic Province
description=Mediterranean climate region of North America's west coast.
countries=USA (California, Oregon), Mexico (Baja California)
region=North America

[item.north-american-coastal-plain]
code=10
slug=north-american-coastal-plain
name=North American Coastal Plain
description=The 36th hotspot designated in 2016.
countries=USA, Mexico
region=North America

[item.guinean-forests-west-africa]
code=11
slug=guinean-forests-west-africa
name=Guinean Forests of West Africa
description=Forest ecosystem of West Africa's coast.
countries=Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
region=Africa

[item.cape-floristic-region]
code=12
slug=cape-floristic-region
name=Cape Floristic Region
description=A plant-diverse region at the southern tip of South Africa.
countries=South Africa
region=Africa

[item.succulent-karoo]
code=13
slug=succulent-karoo
name=Succulent Karoo
description=A region rich in succulent plants in South Africa.
countries=South Africa, Namibia
region=Africa

[item.maputaland-pondoland-albany]
code=14
slug=maputaland-pondoland-albany
name=Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
description=Ecosystem of South Africa's southeastern coast.
countries=South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini
region=Africa

[item.coastal-forests-eastern-africa]
code=15
slug=coastal-forests-eastern-africa
name=Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
description=Forest ecosystem of Africa's eastern coast.
countries=Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia
region=Africa

[item.eastern-afromontane]
code=16
slug=eastern-afromontane
name=Eastern Afromontane
description=Mountain ecosystem of East Africa.
countries=Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
region=Africa

[item.horn-of-africa]
code=17
slug=horn-of-africa
name=Horn of Africa
description=Arid region ecosystem of Northeast Africa.
countries=Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia
region=Africa

[item.madagascar-indian-ocean-islands]
code=18
slug=madagascar-indian-ocean-islands
name=Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands
description=Ecosystem of Madagascar and surrounding islands.
countries=Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion
region=Africa

[item.mediterranean-basin]
code=19
slug=mediterranean-basin
name=Mediterranean Basin
description=The world's richest plant diversity region.
countries=Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, others
region=Europe, Asia & Africa

[item.caucasus]
code=20
slug=caucasus
name=Caucasus
description=Mountain region at the Europe-Asia boundary.
countries=Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Iran
region=Europe & Asia

[item.irano-anatolian]
code=21
slug=irano-anatolian
name=Irano-Anatolian
description=Mountain ecosystem of the Middle East.
countries=Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, Iraq, Turkmenistan
region=Asia

[item.mountains-of-central-asia]
code=22
slug=mountains-of-central-asia
name=Mountains of Central Asia
description=High mountain ecosystem of Central Asia.
countries=Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China
region=Asia

[item.western-ghats-sri-lanka]
code=23
slug=western-ghats-sri-lanka
name=Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
description=Ecosystem of western India and Sri Lanka.
countries=India, Sri Lanka
region=Asia

[item.himalaya]
code=24
slug=himalaya
name=Himalaya
description=Mountain ecosystem including the world's highest peaks.
countries=India, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Bangladesh
region=Asia

[item.mountains-of-southwest-china]
code=25
slug=mountains-of-southwest-china
name=Mountains of Southwest China
description=Mountain ecosystem of southwest China.
countries=China, Myanmar
region=Asia

[item.indo-burma]
code=26
slug=indo-burma
name=Indo-Burma
description=One of the world's largest hotspots.
countries=India, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia
region=Asia

[item.sundaland]
code=27
slug=sundaland
name=Sundaland
description=Ecosystem of Southeast Asian islands and peninsula.
countries=Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand
region=Asia

[item.wallacea]
code=28
slug=wallacea
name=Wallacea
description=Ecosystem of eastern Indonesian islands.
countries=Indonesia, East Timor
region=Asia

[item.philippines]
code=29
slug=philippines
name=Philippines
description=Ecosystem of the Philippine archipelago.
countries=Philippines
region=Asia

[item.japan]
code=30
slug=japan
name=Japan
description=Ecosystem of the Japanese archipelago.
countries=Japan
region=Asia

[item.southwest-australia]
code=31
slug=southwest-australia
name=Southwest Australia
description=Mediterranean climate region of southwestern Australia.
countries=Australia
region=Oceania

[item.east-melanesian-islands]
code=32
slug=east-melanesian-islands
name=East Melanesian Islands
description=Ecosystem of islands northeast of Australia.
countries=Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea
region=Oceania

[item.new-zealand]
code=33
slug=new-zealand
name=New Zealand
description=Unique ecosystem of the New Zealand islands.
countries=New Zealand
region=Oceania

[item.new-caledonia]
code=34
slug=new-caledonia
name=New Caledonia
description=The world's smallest hotspot.
countries=France (New Caledonia)
region=Oceania

[item.polynesia-micronesia]
code=35
slug=polynesia-micronesia
name=Polynesia-Micronesia
description=Ecosystem of South Pacific islands.
countries=Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, other Pacific islands
region=Oceania

[item.forests-of-east-australia]
code=36
slug=forests-of-east-australia
name=Forests of East Australia
description=Forest ecosystem of Australia's east coast.
countries=Australia
region=Oceania