Biodiversity_hotspot biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction.The concept of biodiversity hotspots was originated by Dr. Norman Myers in two articles in “The Environmentalist” (1988 & 1990), revised after thorough analysis by Myers and others in “HotspotsTo qualify as a biodiversity hotspot on Myers 2000 edition of the hotspot-map, a region must meet two strict criteriavascular plants as endemics, and it has to have lost at least 70% of its primary vegetation.