First I must explain what a megadiverse country is. Megadiverse Country is a term used to refer to the world’s top biodiversity-rich countries. There are 17 countries on this list and it is estimated that they have 70% of the earth’s bio-diversity. Those countries are, in order of importance, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, China, Mexico, South Africa, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, the United States, Papua New Guinea, India, Australia, Malaysia, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic