Biodiversity Hotspots
CAPE FLORISTIC REGION
Evergreen fire-dependent shrublands characterize the landscape of the Cape Floristic Region.
COASTAL FORESTS OF EASTERN AFRICA
Though tiny and fragmented, the forest remnants that make up the Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa contain remarkable levels of biodiversity.
EASTERN AFROMONTANE
The mountains of the Eastern Afromontane hotspot are scattered along the eastern edge of Africa, from Saudi Arabia in the north to Zimbabwe in the south.
GUINEAN FORESTS OF WESTERN AFRICA
The lowland forests of West Africa are home to more than a quarter of Africa’s mammals, including more than 20 species of primates.
HORN OF AFRICA
The arid Horn of Africa has been a renowned source of biological resources for thousands of years.
MADAGASCAR & THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS
Madagascar and its neighboring island groups have an astounding total of eight plant families, four bird families, and five primate families that live nowhere else on Earth.
MAPUTALAND-PONDOLAND-ALBANY
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany, which stretches along the east coast of southern Africa below the Great Escarpment, is an important center of plant endemism.
SUCCULENT KAROO
The Succulent Karoo of South Africa and Namibia boasts the richest succulent flora on earth, as well as remarkable endemism in plants.
High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas
Seven African nations share the second-largest expanse of tropical wilderness in the world. Unlike other landscapes in the region, a great portion of the remote Congo Basin forests have remained intact.
Quite possibly the single largest block of dry woodlands in the world, this wilderness region stretches across 10 countries, supporting large numbers of wildlife and people who depend on its natural resources.