Argentina

Argentina is home to a variety of land types: Atlantic coastline, Pampas plains, plateaus of Patagonia, and the rugged Andes Mountains. These diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland. Argentina has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution.