Yunnan Designation

Yunnan has been designated a:

  • “Center of Plant Diversity” (IUCN/WWF: Davis et al. 1995)
  • “Global 200 List Priority Ecoregion” for biodiversity conservation (WWF: Olsen and Dinerstein 1998)
  • “Endemic Bird Area” (Birdlife International: Bibby, C. et al. 1992) and
  • “Global Biodiversity Hotspot,” as a part of the Hengduan Mountain Ecosystem (Conservation International: Mittermeier and Mittermeier 1997)