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states or territories

Africa

Contributions: 523

Contributing IUCN constituents: 45

Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity

Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions

Absolute value (STAR)

64,956.6

Africa reaches 27.9% of its total biodiversity conservation potential.

233,233

19.5% of global biodiversity conservation potential is from Africa.