Biodiversity hotspots (Q336)

Subject, term, tag: Biodiversity hotspots

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Biodiversity hotspots	Subject, term, tag: Biodiversity hotspots

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group II: Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

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Definition

Biodiversity hotspots are geographic areas exceptionally rich in species, ecologically distinct, and often contain geographically-rare-endemic species. They are thus priorities for nature conservation action. (English)