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0 250 500 Kilometers MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA BIODIVERSITY TARGET 2020 TARGET: 17% protected 2015: 15.8% PROTECTED 9.7% V-VI 6.1% NA Mountains of Southwest China Hotspot Neighboring Hotspot Protected Area (IUCN Category I-IV) Protected Area (IUCN Category V-VI) Protected Area (IUCN Category NA) Urban Area Agriculture (0-100% landuse) Roads Railroads 346,608 km 2 Kunming Chongqing Chengdu China Myanmar Vietnam India Bangldesh Bhutan
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MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA
BIODIVERSITY TARGET2020 TARGET: 17% protected
2015: 15.8% PROTECTED9.7% V-VI6.1% NA
Mountains of Southwest China Hotspot
Neighboring Hotspot
Protected Area (IUCN Category I-IV)
Protected Area (IUCN Category V-VI)
Protected Area (IUCN Category NA)
Urban Area
Agriculture (0-100% landuse)
Roads
Railroads
346,608 km2
Kunming
Chongqing
Chengdu
China
Myanmar
Vietnam
India
Bangldesh
Bhutan
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Shortfall Assessment to reach Target of 17% protected land in each terrestrial ecoregion
China, Myanmar
1 BIOME
Temperate Conifer Forests
3 ECOREGIONS
ENDEMIC PLANT SPECIES3,500
ENDEMIC ANIMAL SPECIES53
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA ECOREGIONS
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1. Nujian Langcang Alpine Conifer & Mixed Forests 3. Qionglai-Mishan Conifer Forests
2. Hengduan Mountains Subalpine Conifer Forests
81,877 km2 remnant habitat 76,518 km2 remnant habitat
113,169 km2 remnant habitat
+10,386 km2 protected areas
To reach Aichi Target of 17%
Target reachedTarget reached
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA | CONFLICTS
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Conflicts between 2030 projected urban growth areas and threatened species habitats
7,556,000 Population2015 URBAN POPULATION
10,104,0002030 URBAN POPULATION
66THREATENED SPECIES
MAJOR CROPSwheat, maize, rice, soybeans
BIODIVERSITY THREATSLoggingInfrastructureIndustrializationPoachingDams
Topography
Water Body
Remnant Vegetation
Protected Area
Existing Urban Area
Urban Growth Projection
Conflict Zone
Extreme Conflict Zone
Threatened Species Habitat
1. CHENGDU, CHINA
POPULATION PROJECTIONS:
7,556,000
2015:
10,104,000
2030:
Topography
Water Body
Remnant Vegetation
Protected Area
Existing Urban Area
Urban Growth Projection
Conflict Zone
Extreme Conflict Zone
Threatened Species Habitat
