Biodiversity Conservation Gaps Identified in Madagascar

Research on Madagascar’s vascular plants reveals crucial conservation priorities, identifying areas of high endemic and phylogenetic diversity and pinpointing significant conservation gaps in the island’s arid and semi-arid regions.

Despite the importance of biodiversity and the urgency to conserve it, assessing what aspect of biodiversity requires the highest priority has proven complex, especially when conservation resources are limited. A new study published in Current Biology sheds light on this question.