Critically Endangered Ricord's iguana (Cyclura ricordi), Haiti.
© O. Langrand
Explore the Biodiversity Hotspots
CEPF grantees work in developing and transitional countries in the world's biodiversity hotspots—some of Earth's most biologically diverse yet threatened terrestrial areas. Since 2001, CEPF has funded conservation in 25 of the 36 hotspots.
Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina) in Parque Nacional Sierre de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic.
© Jorge Brocca
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CEPF is Currently Investing in 10 Hotspots
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Endangered Kirk's red colobus (Piliocolobus kirkii) in Zanzibar's Jozani Forest.© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier -
Coconut crab (Birgus latro), Solomon Islands.© Piotr Naskrecki -
Western chimpanzee.© O. Langrand -
The sarus crane (Grus antigone) in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.© Conservation International/photo by Haroldo Castro -
Critically Endangered black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), Madagascar.© Cristina Mittermeier -
Papaver rhoeas L. in Morocco's Atlas Mountains.© Inanc Tekguc, for Global Diversity Foundation -
Ala Archa National Park, Kyrgyzstan.© O. Langrand -
Blue-naped chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) in Colombia.© O. Langrand -
Villager near Riung, Flores Island, Indonesia.© Conservation International/photo by Aulia Erlangga
CEPF Previously Invested in 14 Hotspots
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![Close-up of butterfly with clear and black wings on leaf.]()
![Bush of red protea with mountains in the background.]()
![Close-up of head and beginning of torso of female goat with small horns.]()
![Community members in bright clothing. Woman in front is smiling and holding plant.]()
![Aerial view of snowy mountains with smattering of clouds.]()
![Close-up of bright green, red and blue bird with long, curving beak.]()
![Close-up of brown and orange salamander on leaf.]()
![Portrait of woman standing outside in traditional dress.]()
![Close-up of brown, large-eyed tarsier on diagonal branch.]()
![Small sea turtle just under the water's surface, island vegetation in background.]()
![Close-up of bright orange flower with orange beetle in its center.]()
![Large orangutan close up.]()
![Close-up of curled, green snake with white markings.]()
![Striking close-up of tiger's face from slightly above.]()
Butterfly in Brazil.
© Will Turner
Mimetes cucullatus in South Africa's Outeniqua Mountains
© Conservation International/photo by Haroldo Castro
An Endangered West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica).
© Adam Skalny/Flickr Creative Commons
CEPF workshop participants use real material to 3-D map their community in Burundi.
© Resilience Now – Florence Gibert
Himalayan mountain range, Nepal.
© Rod Mast
A Southern double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus).
© Scotch Macaskill
Palm salamander (Bolitoglossa doflein), Guatemala.
© Robin Moore/iLCP
Woman in Sichuan province.
© Piotr Naskrecki
A Phillippine tarsier (Tarsius syriehta).
© O. Langrand
An Endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling off of Moorea Island.
© Photo Rodolphe Holler
Gazania with a monkey beetle in the center, South Africa.
© Tessa Mildenhall
A Critically Endangered orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
© Will Turner
Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus), Ecuador.
© Conservation International/photo by John Martin
An Endangered tiger (panthera tigris) in India.
© Conservation International/photo by Frank Hawkins
12 Additional Hotspots
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![Base of two very large trees.]()
![Green landscape with snow-covered volcanic cone in the distance.]()
![Close-up of blue and green lizard.]()
![Close-up of small, brown antelope near spindly tree.]()
![Small, rocky mountain against blue sky.]()
![Close-up of monkey with light-brown fur and reddish face.]()
![Close-up of about a dozen orange/black butterflies on plant.]()
![Dark water in the foreground, lush hills in the background.]()
![View of coastline.]()
![Close-up of brown and orange turtle next to tree, leaves scattered on the ground.]()
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Endangered giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) at Yosemite National Park.
© brentawp
Villarrica National Park includes three volcanic cones and extends from the hills opposite Pucón Chile, to the border with Argentina.
© Javier Ignacio Acuña Ditzel/Flickr Creative Commons
Boyd's forest dragon (Hypsilurus boydii), a nocturnal arboreal lizard.
© Peter Nijenhuis/Flickr Creative Commons
Generuk (Litocranius walleri) in Kenya.
© Fabiola Leyton and Carlos Castillo/Wikimedia Creative Commons
Major parts of central and eastern Turkey are part of the hotspot.
© O. Langran
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the "snow monkey."
© O. Langrand
Monarch butterflies, Mexico.
© Rod Mast
New Caledonia is the smallest of the world's hotspots.
© Conservation International/photo by François Tron
Nugget Point, New Zealand.
© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier
An Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) in a Maryland forest.
© Conservation International/photo by Peter Paul VanDijk
Kingia (Kingia australis) is endemic to the hotspot.
© Philip Bouchard/Flickr Creative Commons