From Edward O. Wilson, world-renowned natural scientist and pioneer in efforts to preserve and protect global biodiversity:

There are three levels of biodiversity that we’re trying to save: ecosystems, then the species in the ecosystems, and then the genes that prescribe traits of the species that make up the ecosystem…

Explore here the flagship species of OneEarth ecoregions with cited local human pressures and Catalogue of Life phylum taxonomies of species.

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AA


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Australasia


AN


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Antarctica


AT


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Afrotropics


CA


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Central America & Caribbean


CE


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Central Eurasia


EE


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Eastern Eurasia


IN


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Indomalaya


NA


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Northern America


OC


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Oceania


SA


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Southern America


SCA


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Subarctic America


SCE


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Subarctic Eurasia


SE


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Southern Eurasia


WE


OneEarth Ecoregions Flagship Species

Western Eurasia


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Archaea

Catalogue of Life: Phlya

Methanobacteriati


Nanobdellati


Thermoproteati


Bacteria

Catalogue of Life: Phlya

Bacillati


Fusobacteriati


Pseudomonadati


Thermotogati


Unassigned


Eukaryota

Catalogue of Life: Phlya

Animalia


Chromista


Fungi


Plantae


Protozoa


Note: Taxonomic names, identifiers, and source links derive from the Catalogue of Life which is continuously revised, so taxon names, identifiers, ranks, and classifications may change in later releases. This gallery is a curated snapshot rather than a continuously updated taxonomic inventory. Descriptive captions were generated with OpenAI (2026) from structured taxonomic and biological context and may contain simplifications or inaccuracies. Images generated using OpenAI (2026).

Citation

One Earth Bioregions Framework, One Earth. {2023} Los Angeles, CA. https://oneearth.org/bioregions-2023/

Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Abreu, C., Acero P, A., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (2026-08-26 XR). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgyy9


Why And Biodiversity? To recognize the value of nature:


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Policy
Status Quo

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Redefining
Values

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Living with
Nature

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Quality of
Life

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Mutual
Goals

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Regulate
Actions

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Living as
Nature

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Transformative
Change

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Comprehensive
Typology

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Divese
Values