1. Where Are the Most Important Places for Biodiversity on Earth and How are they Threatened?
No Location Ecosystems Important Animals and Plants Threats
The 25 biodiversity hotspots are both areas which a) contain a diverse number of endemic plants and animals and b) which are extremely
threatened by human activity.
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2.  Population increase  Over 90% of all animals and Tropical rainforest
 Few tigers or rhino left. plants are unique to these Dry Forest
Mountain  Increase in forest cut down for islands. Spiny forest
Grassland wood and palm oil  60 Lemur species eg Aye Aye Coral reefs
Forests  Trade in animal parts  Endemic Birds/ amphibians Savannah Grassland
 Overfishing and reptiles
 Blast/ cyanide fishing  Coral reef species
Himalaya  8 Species of Baobab tree Mediterranean
 Aldabra Giant tortoise
Indonesia
Dry Scrubland
Dry forest
 Huge population increase around Ocean  habitat is patchy.  Over 90% of forests have
coasts due to tourism industry.  steadily increasing already been cut down
 Resort development population  15 lemur species extinct
 Pollution of sea  Forest cut down for
Tropical rainforest
 extensive clearing of
 Forest Fires charcoal
forests and grasslands
Coral reefs  Animals eg turtles/ toitoise/
 widespread logging lemurs for food
 Over-grazing  Overfishing
 Damming of rivers
 SumatranTiger
 Orang-Utan  22,000 endemic plant species
 Javan Rhino  Cork and oak forests
 Forests Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
 Turtles, tuna, sharks and dolphins
 Coral Reef species  Mediterranean monk seal
 Bears  Iberian Lynx
 Snow leopard
 Bengal Tiger
 Mountain plants
 Broadleaf forests
 Red panda
 Indian elephants