ATLANTIC FOREST
The Atlantic Forest of tropical South America boasts 20,000 plant species, 40 percent of which are endemic.

CERRADO
The Cerrado region of Brazil, comprising 21 percent of the country, is the most extensive woodland-savanna in South America.

CHILEAN WINTER RAINFALL-VALDIVIAN FOREST
A virtual continental island bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Andes Mountains, and the Atacama Desert, the Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivian Forests harbors richly endemic flora and fauna.

TROPICAL ANDES
The richest and most diverse region on Earth, the Tropical Andes region contains about a sixth of all plant life in less than 1 percent of the world’s land area.

TUMBES-CHOCÓ-MAGDALENDA
Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena is bordered by two other hotspots: Mesoamerica to the north, and the Tropical Andes to the east.