HOTSPOTS, buildings existing 34 OF THE WORLD ARE 2 IN BRAZIL! INCLUDING Itaguaré Bertioga-SP

The places of great biological wealth and the most endangered on Earth, the hotspots are areas with a high degree of endemism sheltering many species not found anywhere else. Conservation International (CI) identifies 34 hotspots around the world where 75 percent of mammals, birds and amphibians the most endangered of the planet, survive in a habitat covering just 2.3 percent of the earth.

Of the six Brazilian biomes, the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado are printed on CI - list of biodiversity hotspots. With more than 20,000 plants (8,000 endemic) and 2,300 animals (725 endemic), the Atlantic Forest is considered one of the top 5 biodiversity hotspots in the world.

The density of biodiversity in this ecosystem is particularly impressive. The Biomap University of Bonn from 1999 indicates the occurrence of more than 5,000 vascular plants on an area of 10,000 km2 of tropical forests in southeastern Brazil. According to UNEP - WCMC, more than 450 kinds of woody plants can be found in just one hectare of Atlantic forest in Southeast Reseras calls.