{"entry":{"slug":"biodiversity-hotspots-world","kind":"dataset","title":"Biodiversity hotspots worldwide","description":"Explore the 2016.1 biodiversity hotspot boundaries. Compare these conservation regions and add notes about habitats and species.","topic":"Conservation","region":"World","updated":"2026-09-15","preview":"/library/biodiversity-hotspots-world.f65c41f0487e.webp","assetId":"biodiversity-hotspots-world","sourcePage":"https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8d1f1f9b864e487b82fa9afe62cf63e9","notes":["This map uses the 36 hotspot areas in version 2016.1. Duplicate outer-limit display polygons are excluded.","Hotspots are broad conservation regions with high plant endemism and extensive loss of original vegetation.","Use the map to compare conservation regions and add your own notes about habitats.","The boundaries are simplified. They do not show protected-area status or current land cover."],"related":[],"preset":{"color":"#16a34a","fillOpacity":0.28,"basemap":"carto","bounds":[-179.99999,-54.76842,179.99999,47.26248]}},"asset":{"id":"biodiversity-hotspots-world","version":"c55806b46b4c","url":"/library/biodiversity-hotspots-world.c55806b46b4c.geojson","sha256":"c55806b46b4cbc15a8d5b402b8788ae4d54ca97b84203971026529ca32a2a8a2","bytes":1955757,"featureCount":36,"geometryTypes":["MultiPolygon"],"source":{"name":"Conservation International and contributors","url":"https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8d1f1f9b864e487b82fa9afe62cf63e9","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","attribution":"Hoffman, Koenig, Bunting, Costanza and Williams. Biodiversity Hotspots v2016.1, doi:10.5281/zenodo.3261807. Boundaries simplified on 2026-09-15."},"fields":[{"name":"name","description":"Biodiversity hotspot name."}]}}