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Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
This scenic area in Hunan Province, China, covers more than 26,000 hectares and is dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone columns and peaks, many of which are more than 200 meters high. Between the peaks are gullies and canyons, streams, pools and waterfalls, and there are about 40 caves and two large natural bridges. In addition to its beautiful scenery, the area is also known for its many endangered plants and animals.
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering approximately 7.7 million hectares, but only one-sixth of the total area is considered protected. The reserve includes the Aïr Volcanic Massif, a small area in the Sahel region that is isolated in terms of climate, flora and fauna, located in the Sahara Desert in Ténéré. The reserve has a rich diversity of landscapes, plant species and wildlife.
Manú National Park
This vast park of 1.5 million hectares has a continuous layer of vegetation, ranging from 150 to 4,200 meters above sea level. The lower tropical forest is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. About 850 bird species have been found. Rare species such as the giant otter and giant armadillo also live here. Jaguars can often be seen in the park.
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
The two designated sites contain flora and fauna and key habitats unique to the Cerrado, one of the oldest and most diverse tropical ecosystems in the world. For thousands of years, these sites have provided refuges for a wide range of species during periods of climate change and are critical to maintaining the biodiversity of the Cerrado during future climate fluctuations.
Surtsey
Surtsey is a volcanic island located approximately 32 km off the south coast of Iceland. It was formed by a volcanic eruption between 1963 and 1967. The island is all the more remarkable for the fact that it has been carefully preserved since its creation, providing a pristine natural laboratory. Surtsey has long provided unique information on the colonization of new lands by plants and animals, as it has not been disturbed by humans. Since the island was first studied in 1964, scientists have observed seeds arriving with ocean currents, the emergence of molds, bacteria and fungi, and in 1965 the first vascular plants, which by the end of the first decade numbered 10. By 2004, the number of vascular plants reached 60, in addition to 75 species of bryophytes, 71 species of lichens and 24 species of fungi. 89 bird species have been recorded on Surtsey, 57 of which breed elsewhere in Iceland. The 141-hectare island is also home to 335 species of invertebrates.
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Highlands are located in the south-central part of the island. The estate includes the Peak District Wilderness Area, Horton Plains National Park and Knuckles Protected Forest. Rising up to 2,500 metres above sea level, these alpine forests are home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including several endangered species such as the western purple-faced langur, the Horton Plains slender slow loris and the Sri Lankan leopard. The area is considered a super biodiversity hotspot.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
This historic landscape garden features elements that illustrate important periods in garden art from the 18th to the 20th century. The garden's plant collections (preserved plants, living plants and documentation) have grown significantly over the centuries. Since its creation in 1759, the garden has made a major and ongoing contribution to the study of plant diversity and economic botany.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
This historic landscape garden features elements that illustrate important periods in garden art from the 18th to the 20th century. The garden's plant collections (preserved plants, living plants and documentation) have grown significantly over the centuries. Since its creation in 1759, the garden has made a major and ongoing contribution to the study of plant diversity and economic botany.
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
This 559.9-hectare landscape park, straddling the Neisse River and the Polish-German border, was built between 1815 and 1844 by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau. Blending seamlessly with the surrounding farmland landscape, the park pioneered a new approach to landscape design that influenced the development of landscape architecture in Europe and the United States. Designed as a "botanical painting," it does not attempt to evoke a classical landscape, a paradise, or some lost perfection, but rather uses local plants to enhance the inherent qualities of the existing landscape. This integrated landscape extends into the town of Muskau, where green corridors form urban parks and demarcate boundaries for development areas. The town thus becomes a designed component of a utopian landscape. The site also features a reconstructed castle, bridges, and a botanical garden.
Laurisilva of Madeira
The Madeira Laurel Forest is an outstanding remnant of a formerly widespread laurel forest. It is the largest laurel forest in existence and is believed to be 90% original forest. It hosts a unique suite of flora and fauna, including many endemic species, such as the Madeira Long-toed Pigeon.
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Located in the basin of the Platano River, the reserve is one of the few remaining tropical rainforest sites in Central America, with a rich diversity of plants and wildlife. More than 2,000 indigenous peoples maintain their traditional way of life in a mountainous landscape that stretches to the Caribbean coast.
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
In 1932, Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) and Glacier National Park (Montana, USA) merged to form the world's first International Peace Park. Located on the border of the two countries, the park is beautiful and has an extremely rich variety of plant and mammal species, with grasslands, forests, mountains and glaciers.
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Located in the South Atlantic, the site is one of the least disturbed island and marine ecosystems in the cold temperate zone. The spectacular cliffs of Gough and Inaxesible Islands rise above the sea, are free of introduced mammals and are home to one of the largest seabird colonies in the world. Gough Island has two endemic land birds, the waterhen and the Gough Island rowetti, and 12 endemic plant species, while Inaxesible Island has two bird species, eight plant species, and at least 10 endemic invertebrate species.
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
The national park is one of the largest (1,523,000 hectares) and best preserved in the Amazon Basin. The park ranges in altitude from 200 to nearly 1,000 meters and contains a variety of habitat types, from Cerrado savannah and forest to high evergreen Amazon forest. The park's evolutionary history dates back more than a billion years to the Cambrian period. The park is home to approximately 4,000 plant species, more than 600 bird species, and many globally endangered or threatened vertebrate populations.
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
The 2.5 million hectare Sumatran Rainforest Heritage includes three national parks: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. The site has the greatest potential for the long-term conservation of Sumatra's unique and diverse biomes, including many endangered species. The protected area is home to approximately 10,000 plant species, including 17 endemic genera; more than 200 mammal species; and approximately 580 bird species, of which 465 are resident and 21 are endemic. Of the mammals, 22 are Asian species not found elsewhere in the archipelago, and 15 are found only in Indonesia, including the endemic Sumatran orangutan. The site also provides biogeographical evidence of the island's evolution.
Hubei Shennongjia
Located in Hubei Province in east-central China, the site consists of two parts: Shennongding/Badong to the west and Laojunshan to the east. It protects the largest remaining primary forest in central China and provides habitat for many rare animal species, such as the Chinese giant salamander, the golden snub-nosed monkey or Sichuan snub-nosed monkey, the clouded leopard, the common leopard and the Asiatic black bear. Hubei Shennongjia is one of the three major biodiversity centers in China. The site holds an important place in the history of botanical research and was the target of international plant collecting expeditions in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Taï National Park
The park is one of the last major areas of intact tropical forest in West Africa. It is rich in natural flora, as well as endangered mammal species such as the pygmy hippopotamus and 11 species of monkeys, and has important scientific value.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Located at the junction of the plains and mountain forests in southwestern Uganda, Bwindi Park covers 32,000 hectares and is renowned for its exceptional biodiversity, with more than 160 species of trees and more than 100 species of ferns. Many species of birds and butterflies can also be found there, as well as many endangered species, including the mountain gorilla.
Ancient Gongzao Garden
The Juguan Ancient Tribute Jujube Garden is located in Juguan Village on the banks of the Niangniang River in Qijiawu Township, Huanghua City, Hebei Province. It is the largest and oldest existing ancient winter jujube garden in China and the only plant unit among the national key cultural relics protection units.