WWF Global 200

WHS that are situated in one of the "WWF Global 200"-ecoregions. The Global 200 is the list of ecoregions identified by WWF, the global conservation organization, as priorities for conservation.

Terrestrial, Marine and Freshwater ecoregions are covered. The list consists of 238 ecoregions.

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Aldabra Atoll Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: Seychelles & Mascarenes Moist Forests (subregion Aldabra Island xeric scrub)
Amami-Oshima Island Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (32) Nansei Shoto Archipelago Forests.
Andrefana Dry Forests Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests: (51) Madagascar Dry Forests; and Terrestrial, Deserts and Xeric Shrublands: (125) Madagascar Spiny Thicket
Atlantic Forest South-East Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (48) Atlantic Forests (subregion Serra do Mar coastal forests)
Bale Mountains National Park Terrestrial, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands:(102) Ethiopian Highlands
Belize Barrier Reef Marine, Tropical Coral: (235) Mesoamerican Reef
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (7) Albertine Rift Montane Forests
Cape Floral Region Terrestrial, Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands and Scrub: (118) Fynbos - South Africa
Cerrado Protected Areas Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands: (93) Cerrado Woodlands and Savannas
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands Terrestrial, Temperate Coniferous Forests: (78) Caucasus-Anatolian-Hyrcanian temperate forest (subregion Caucasus mixed forests)
Cold winter deserts of Turan Terrestrial, Deserts and Xeric Shrublands: (134) Central Asian Deserts
Darien National Park Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (39) Chocó-Darién Moist Forests
Discovery Coast Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (48) Atlantic Forests (several subregions)
El Pinacate Terrestrial, Deserts and Xeric Shrublands: (130) Sonoran-Baja Deserts (subregion Sonoran desert)
Everglades Terrestrial, Flooded Grasslands and Savannas: (100) Everglades Flooded Grasslands
Galapagos Islands Terrestrial, Deserts and Xeric Shrublands: (132) Galápagos Islands Scrub; and Marine, Tropical Upwelling: (215) Galápagos Marine
Garamba National Park Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands: (89) Sudanian Savannas
Great Barrier Reef Marine, Tropical Coral: (222) Great Barrier Reef
Gulf of California Marine, Tropical Upwelling: (214) Gulf of California - Mexico
Hyrcanian Forests Terrestrial, Temperate Coniferous Forests: (78) Caucasus-Anatolian-Hyrcanian temperate forest (subregion Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests)
Kahuzi-Biega National Park Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (4) Northeastern Congo Basin Moist Forests
Kilimanjaro National Park Terrestrial, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands: (104) East African Moorlands
Kinabalu Park Terrestrial, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands: (107) Kinabalu Montane Scrub
Lake Baikal Freshwater, Large Lakes: (184) Lake Baikal - Russia
Landscapes of Dauria Terrestrial, Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands: (96) Daurian Steppe (subregion Daurian forest steppe)
Lord Howe Island Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (19) Lord Howe-Norfolk Islands Forests; Marine, Tropical Coral: (223) Lord Howe-Norfolk Islands Marine
Maloti-Drakensberg Park Terrestrial, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands: (105) Drakensberg Montane Shrublands and Woodlands
Manu National Park Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (47) Southwestern Amazonian Moist Forests (subregion Southwest Amazon moist forests)
Mount Kenya Terrestrial, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands: (104) East African Moorlands
Ngorongoro Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands: (87) East African Acacia Savannas (subregion Serengeti volcanic grasslands)
Pantanal Terrestrial, Flooded Grasslands and Savannas: (101) Pantanal Flooded Savannas
Paraty and Ilha Grande Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (48) Atlantic Forests (subregion Serra do Mar coastal forests)
Phong Nha - Ke Bang Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (25) Annamite Range Moist Forests
Rainforests of the Atsinanana Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (10) Madagascar Forests and Shrublands
Rock Islands Marine, Tropical Coral: (224) Palau Marine
Rwenzori Mountains Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (7) Albertine Rift Montane Forests
Salonga National Park Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (5) Central Congo Basin Moist Forests (subregion Central Congolian lowland forests)
Sanganeb Marine, Tropical Coral: (231) Red Sea
Sangay National Park Terrestrial, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands: (108) Northern Andean Paramo
Serengeti Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands: (87) East African Acacia Savannas (subregion Serengeti volcanic grasslands)
Simien National Park Terrestrial, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands: (102) Ethiopian Highlands
Sinharaja Forest Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (21) Sri Lankan Moist Forests
Socotra Archipelago Terrestrial, Deserts and Xeric Shrublands: (126) Socotra Island Desert
Sundarbans National Park Terrestrial, Mangroves: (139) Sundarbans Mangroves
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (38) Talamancan and Isthmian Pacific Forests
Te Wahipounamu Terrestrial, Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests: (66) New Zealand Temperate Forests (subregion Fiordland temperate forests)
The Sundarbans Terrestrial, Mangroves: (139) Sundarbans Mangroves
Tropical Rainforest Sumatra Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (26) Sumatran Islands Lowland and Montane Forests (subregion Sumatran montane rain forests)
Tugay forests Terrestrial, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands: (111) Middle Asian Montane Steppe and Woodlands
Vallée de Mai Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: Seychelles & Mascarenes Moist Forests (subregion Granitic Seychelles forests)
Virunga National Park Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (7) Albertine Rift Montane Forests
Western Ghats Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (20) Southwestern Ghats Moist Forests; and Freshwater, Small Rivers : (171) Western Ghats Rivers and Streams
Yakushima Terrestrial, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests: (32) Nansei Shoto Archipelago Forests.

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