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Plateaus cover roughly 45 percent of the Earth’s land surface, yet they rarely receive the conservation attention given to rainforests, coral reefs, or coastal wetlands. These elevated flatlands shape regional climates, store vast quantities of fresh water, and shelter species…

Plateaus rank among the most striking landforms on Earth, rising sharply above surrounding lowlands and holding ecosystems found nowhere else. From the windswept heights of the Tibetan Plateau to the grasslands of the Colombian páramos and the ancient tablelands of…