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The Megadiversity concept was created in an attempt to prioritize conservation efforts around the world. More than half of the world's forests have already disappeared, and more are destroyed each year.
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Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, United States, Madagascar, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia are some of the seventeen nations that have been called Megadiversity Countries. "Just as the G-7 countries concentrate a major portion of the world's economic wealth, the 17 Megadiversity Countries have within their borders more than two thirds of our planet's biological wealth, its biodiversity," explains CI's President Dr. Russell A. Mittermeier.
The Megadiversity concept was created in an attempt to prioritize conservation efforts around the world. More than half of the world's forests have already disappeared, and more are destroyed each year. Thousands of species, most of them unknown to science, are being led to extinction. Filled with the beauty and variety of landscapes, plants, and animals from around the world, this video explains the Megadiversity approach and highlights the biologically remarkable countries. Megadiversity is not only a concept, it is a call for action to ensure the survival of all forms of life on earth!