Title: Global 200 Content: The Global 200 is the list of ecoregions identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as priorities for conservation. According to the WWF, an ecoregion is defined as a "relatively large unit of land or water containing a characteristic set of natural communities that share a large majority of their species, dynamics, and environmental conditions (Dinerstein et al. 1995, TNC 1997)." The WWF assigns a conservation status to each ecoregion in the Global 200: critical or endangered; vulnerable; and relatively stable or intact. Over half of the ecoregions in the Global 200 are rated endangered. ==Global 200: Terrestrial== ===Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests=== ====Afrotropic==== * Guinean moist forests * Congolian coastal forests * Cameroon Highlands forests * Northeastern Congolian lowland forests * Central Congolian lowland forests * Western Congolian moist forests * Albertine Rift montane forests * East African Coastal Forests * Eastern African montane forests * Madagascar lowlands and subhumid forests * Seychelles and Mascarene Islands moist forests ====Australasia==== * Sulawesi moist forests * Moluccas moist forests * Southern New Guinea lowland forests * New Guinea montane forests * Solomons-Vanuatu-Bismarck moist forests * Queensland tropical rain forests * New Caledonia moist forests * Lord Howe-Norfolk Islands forests ====Indomalaya==== * South Western Ghats montane rain forests and moist deciduous forests * Sri Lanka moist forests * Northern Indochina Subtropical moist forests * Southeast China-Hainan moist forests * Taiwan montane forests * Annamite Range moist forests * Sumatran Islands lowland and montane forests * Philippines moist forests * Palawan moist forests * Kayah-Karen/Tenasserim moist forests * Peninsular Malaysian lowland and montane forests * Borneo lowland and montane forests * Nansei Shoto Archipelago forests * Eastern Deccan Plateau moist forests * Naga-Manipuri-Chin hills moist forests * Cardamom Mountains moist forests * Western Java montane forests ====Neotropic==== * Greater Antillean moist forests * Talamancan-Isthmian Pacific forests * Choco-Darien moist forests * Northern Andean montane forests * Coastal Venezuela montane forests * Guianan moist forests * Napo moist forests * Rio Negro-Jurua moist forests * Guayana Highlands moist forests * Central Andean yungas * Southwestern Amazonian moist forests * Atlantic forests ====Oceania==== * South Pacific Islands forests * Hawaii moist forests ===Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests=== ====Afrotropic==== * Madagascar dry deciduous forests ====Australasia==== * Nusa Tenggara dry forests * New Caledonia dry forests ====Indomalaya==== * Indochina dry forests * Chhota-Nagpur dry forests ====Neotropic==== * Mexican dry forests * Tumbesian-Andean valleys dry forests * Chiquitano dry forests * Atlantic dry forests ====Oceania==== * Hawaii dry forests ===Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests=== ====Nearctic==== * Sierra Madre Oriental and Occidental pine-oak forests ====Neotropic==== * Greater Antillean pine forests * Mesoamerican pine-oak forests ===Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests=== ====Australasia==== * Eastern Australia temperate forests * Tasmanian temperate rain forests * New Zealand temperate forests ====Indomalaya==== * Eastern Himalayan broadleaf and conifer forests * Western Himalayan temperate forests ====Nearctic==== * Appalachian and mixed mesophytic forests ====Palearctic==== * Southwest China temperate forests * Russian Far East temperate forests ===Temperate coniferous forests=== ====Nearctic==== * Pacific temperate rain forests * Klamath-Siskiyou forests * Sierra Nevada forests * Southeastern coniferous and broadleaf forests ====Neotropic==== * Valdivian temperate rain forests-Juan Fernandez Islands ====Palearctic==== * European-Mediterranean montane mixed forests * Caucasus-Anatolian-Hycanian temperate forests * Altai-Sayan montane forests * Hengduan Shan coniferous forests ===Boreal forests/taiga=== ====Nearctic==== * Muskwa-Slave Lake boreal forests * Canadian taiga ====Palearctic==== * Ural Mountains taiga * East Siberian taiga; * Kamchatka taiga and grasslands ===Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands=== ====Afrotropic==== * Horn of Africa acacia savannas * East African acacia savannas * Central and Eastern miombo woodlands * Sudanian savannas ====Australasia==== * Northern Australia and Trans-Fly savannas ====Indomalaya==== * Terai-Duar savannas and grasslands ====Neotropic==== * Llanos savannas * Cerrado woodlands and savannas ===Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands=== ====Nearctic==== * Northern prairie ====Neotropic==== * Patagonian steppe ====Palearctic==== * Daurian steppe ===Flooded grasslands and savannas=== ====Afrotropic==== * Sudd-Sahelian flooded grasslands and savannas * Zambezian flooded savannas ====Indomalaya==== * Rann of Kutch flooded grasslands ====Neotropic==== * Everglades flooded grasslands * Pantanal flooded savannas ===Montane grasslands and shrublands=== ====Afrotropic==== * Ethiopian Highlands * Southern Rift montane woodlands * East African moorlands * Drakenberg montane shrublands and woodlands ====Australasia==== * Central Range subalpine grasslands ====Indomalaya==== * Kinabalu montane shrublands ====Neotropic==== * Northern Andean paramo * Central Andean dry puna ====Palearctic==== * Tibetan Plateau steppe * Middle Asian montane steppe and woodlands * Eastern Himalayan alpine meadows ===Tundra=== ====Nearctic==== * Alaskan North Slope coastal tundra * Canadian low arctic tundra ====Palearctic==== * Fenno-Scandia alpine tundra and taiga * Taimyr and Russian coastal tundra * Chukote coastal tundra ===Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub=== ====Afrotropic==== * Fynbos ====Australasia==== * Southwestern Australia forests and scrub * Southern Australia mallee and woodlands ====Nearctic==== * California chaparral and woodlands ====Neotropic==== * Chilean Matorral ====Palearctic==== * Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub ===Deserts and xeric shrublands=== ====Afrotropic==== * Namib-Karoo-kaokoveld deserts * Madagascar spiny thicket * Socotra Island desert * Arabian Highland woodlands and shrublands ====Australasia==== * Carnavon xeric scrub * Great Sandy-Tanami deserts ====Nearctic==== * Sonoran-Baja deserts * Chihuahuan-Tehuacan deserts ====Neotropic==== * Galapagos Islands scrub * Atacama-Sechura deserts ====Palearctic==== * Central Asian deserts ===Mangroves=== ====Afrotropic==== * Gulf of Guinea mangroves * East African mangroves * Madagascar mangroves ====Australasia==== * New Guinea mangroves ====Indomalaya==== * Sundarbans mangroves * Greater Sundas mangroves ====Neotropic==== * Guianan-Amazon mangroves * Panama Bight mangroves ==Global 200: Freshwater ecoregions== ===Large rivers=== ====Afrotropic==== * Congo River and flooded forests (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo) ====Indomalaya==== * Mekong River (Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam) ====Nearctic==== * Colorado River (Mexico, United States) * Lower Mississippi River (United States) ====Neotropic==== * Amazon River and flooded forests (Brazil, Colombia, Peru) * Orinoco River and flooded forests (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela) ====Palearctic==== * Yangtze River and lakes (China) ===Large river headwaters=== ====Afrotropic==== * Congo basin piedmont rivers and streams (Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Sudan) ====Nearctic==== * Mississippi piedmont rivers and streams (United States) ====Neotropic==== * Upper Amazon rivers and streams (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana (France), Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela) * Upper Paraná rivers and streams (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay) * Brazilian Shield Amazonian rivers and streams (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) ===Large river deltas=== ====Afrotropic==== * Niger River delta (Nigeria) ====Indomalaya==== * Indus River Delta (India, Pakistan) ====Palearctic==== * Volga River Delta (Kazakhstan, Russia) * Mesopotamian delta and marshes (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait) * Danube River delta (Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Yugoslavia) * Lena River delta (Russia) ===Small rivers=== ====Afrotropic==== * Upper Guinea rivers and streams (Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone) * Madagascar freshwater (Madagascar) * Gulf of Guinea rivers and streams (Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo) * Cape rivers and streams (South Africa) ====Australasia==== * New Guinea rivers and streams (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) * New Caledonia rivers and streams (New Caledonia) * Kimberley rivers and streams (Australia) * Southwest Australia rivers and streams (Australia) * Eastern Australia rivers and streams (Australia) ====Indomalaya==== * Xi Jiang rivers and streams (China, Vietnam) * Western Ghats Rivers and Streams (India) * Southwestern Sri Lanka rivers and streams (Sri Lanka) * Salween River (China, Myanmar, Thailand) * Sundaland rivers and swamps (Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) ====Nearctic==== * Southeastern rivers and streams (United States) * Pacific Northwest coastal rivers and streams (United States) * Gulf of Alaska coastal rivers and streams (Canada, United States) ====Neotropic==== * Guianan freshwater (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela) * Greater Antillean freshwater (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico) ====Palearctic==== * Balkan rivers and streams (Albania, Bosnia and Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey, Yugoslavia) * Russian Far East rivers and wetlands (China, Mongolia, Russia) ===Large lakes=== ====Afrotropic==== * Rift Valley lakes (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia) ====Neotropic==== * High Andean lakes (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru) ====Palearctic==== * Lake Baikal (Russia) * Lake Biwa (Japan) ===Small lakes=== ====Afrotropic==== * Cameroon crater lakes (Cameroon) ====Australasia==== * Lakes Kutubu and Sentani (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) * Central Sulawesi lakes (Indonesia) ====Indomalaya==== * Philippines freshwater (Philippines) * Inle Lake (Myanmar) * Yunnan lakes and streams (China) ====Neotropic==== * Mexican highland lakes (Mexico) ===Xeric basins=== ====Australasia==== * Central Australian freshwater (Australia) ====Nearctic==== * Chihuahuan freshwater (Mexico, United States) ====Palearctic==== * Anatolian freshwater (Syria, Turkey) ==Global 200 Marine ecoregions== ===Polar=== ====Antarctic Ocean==== * Antarctic Peninsula & Weddell Sea ====Arctic Ocean==== * Bering Sea (Canada, Russia, United States) * Barents-Kara Sea (Norway, Russia) ===Temperate shelfs and seas=== ====Mediterranean==== * Mediterranean Sea (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey) ====North Temperate Atlantic==== * Northeast Atlantic Shelf Marine (Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom) * Grand Banks (Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon (France), United States) * Chesapeake Bay (United States) ====North Temperate Indo-Pacific==== * Yellow Sea (China, North Korea, South Korea) * Sea of Okhotsk (Japan, Russia) ====Southern Ocean==== * Patagonian Southwest Atlantic (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay) * Southern Australian Marine (Australia) * New Zealand Marine (New Zealand) ===Temperate upwelling=== ====North Temperate Indo-Pacific==== * California Current (Canada, Mexico, United States) ====South Temperate Atlantic==== * Benguela Current (Namibia, South Africa) ====South Temperate Indo-Pacific==== * Humboldt Current (Chile, Ecuador, Peru) * Agulhas Current (Mozambique, South Africa) ===Tropical upwelling=== ====Central Indo- Pacific==== * Western Australian Marine (Australia) ====Eastern Indo- Pacific==== * Panama Bight (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama) * Gulf of California (Mexico) * Galápagos Marine (Ecuador) ====Eastern Tropical Atlantic==== * Canary Current (Canary Islands, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Western Sahara) ===Tropical coral=== ====Central Indo-Pacific==== * Nansei Shoto (Japan) * Sulu-Sulawesi Seas (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) * Bismarck-Solomon Seas (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) * Banda- Flores Sea (Indonesia) * New Caledonia Barrier Reef (New Caledonia) * Great Barrier Reef (Australia) * Lord Howe-Norfolk Islands Marine (Australia) * Palau Marine (Palau) * Andaman Sea (Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India), Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand) ====Eastern Indo-Pacific==== * Tahitian Marine (Cook Islands, French Polynesia) * Hawaiian Marine (Hawaii) * Rapa Nui (Easter Island) * Fiji Barrier Reef (Fiji) ====Western Indo- Pacific==== * Maldives, Chagos, and Lakshadweep atolls (Chagos Archipelago (United Kingdom), India, Maldives, Sri Lanka) * Red Sea (Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen) * Arabian Sea (Djibouti, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) * East African Marine (Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania) * West Madagascar Marine (Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte and Iles Glorieuses (France), Seychelles) ====Western Tropical Atlantic==== * Mesoamerican Reef (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico) * Greater Antillean Marine (Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States) * Southern Caribbean Sea (Aruba, Columbia, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela) * Northeast Brazil Shelf Marine (Brazil) ==Related pages== * Biodiversity