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This is a list of ecoregions as compiled by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). That group divides the Earth's land surface into 8 major ecozones containing 867 smaller ecoregions. Many consider this classification to be quite decisive, and some propose these as stable borders for bioregional democracy initiatives.
TERRESTRIAL
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Afrotropical
- Guinean moist forests (Benin, Côte dIvoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo)
- Congolian coastal forests (Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Republic of Congo)
- Cameroon highlands forests (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria)
- Northeastern Congo basin moist forests (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Central Congo basin moist forests (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Western Congo basin moist forests (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo)
- Albertine rift montane forests (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda)
- East African coastal forests (Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania)
- Eastern arc montane forests (Kenya, Tanzania)
- Madagascar forests and shrublands (Madagascar)
- Seychelles and Mascarenes moist forests (Mauritius, Reunion (France), Seychelles)
Australasia
- Sulawesi moist forests (Indonesia)
- Moluccas moist forests (Indonesia)
- Southern New Guinea lowland forests (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
- New Guinea montane forests (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
- Solomons-Vanuatu-Bismarck moist forests (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu)
- Queensland tropical forests (Australia)
- New Caledonia moist forests (New Caledonia)
- Lord Howe-Norfolk Islands forests (Australia)
Indo-Malayan
- Southwestern Ghats moist forests (India)
- Sri Lankan moist forests (Sri Lanka(
- Northern Indochina subtropical moist forests (China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)
- Southeast China-Hainan moist forests (China, Vietnam)
- Taiwan montane forests (China)
- Annamite Range moist forests (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)
- Sumatran Islands lowland and montane forests (Indonesia)
- Philippines moist forests (Philippines)
- Palawan moist forests (Philippines)
- Kayah-Karen / Tenasserim moist forests (Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand)
- Peninsular Malaysian lowland and mountain forests (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand)
- Borneo Lowland and montane forests (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia)
- Nansei Shoto Archipelago forests (Japan)
- Eastern Deccan Plateau moist forests (India)
- Naga-Manupuri-Chin Hills moist forests (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar)
- Cardamom Mountains moist forests (Cambodia, Thailand)
- Western Java mountain forests (Indonesia)
Neotropical
- Greater Antillean moist forests (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico)
- Talamancan and Isthmian Pacific forests (Costa Rica, Panama)
- Chocó-Darién moist forests (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama)
- Northern Andean montane forests (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru)
- Coastal Venezuela montane forests (Venezuela)
- Guianan moist forests (Brazil, French Guiana (France), Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela)
- Napo moist forests (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
- Río Negro-Juruá moist forests (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela)
- Guayanan Highlands forests (Brazil, Colombia, Guayana, Suriname, Venezuela)
- Central Andean Yungas (Argentina, Bolivia, Peru)
- Southwestern Amazonian moist forests (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru)
- Atlantic forests (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay)
Oceania
- South Pacific Islands forests (American Samoa , Cook Islands , Fiji, French Polynesia , Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna Islands)
- Hawai'i moist forests (Hawaii)
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Afrotropical
- Madagascar dry forests (Madagascar)
Australasia
- Nusu Tenggara dry forests (Indonesia)
- New Caledonia dry forests (New Caledonia)
Indo-Malayan
- Indochina dry forests (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam)
- Chhota-Nagpur dry forests (India)
Neotropical
- Mexican dry forest (Guatemala, Mexico)
- Tumbesian-Andean Valleys dry forests (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
- Chiquitano dry forest (Bolivia, Brazil)
- Atlantic dry forests (Brazil)
Oceania
- Hawaii dry forests (Hawaii)
Tropical and Suptropical Coniferous Forests
Neartic
Neotropical
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Australasia
Indo-Malayan
Neartic
Palearctic
Temperate Coniferous Forests
Nearctic
Neotropical
Palearctic
Boreal Forests / Taiga
Nearctic
Palearctic
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands
Afrotropical
Australasia
Indo-Malayan
Neotropical
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands
Nearctic
Neotropical
Palearctic
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Afrotropical
Indo-Malayan
Neotropical
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Afrotropical
Australasia
Indo-Malayan
Neotropical
Palearctic
Tundra
Nearctic
Palearctic
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands and Scrub
Afrotropical
Australasia
Nearctic
Neotropical
Palearctic
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Afrotropical
Australasia
Nearctic
Neotropical
Palearctic
Mangroves
Afrotropical
Australasia
Neotropical
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