NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
Why is it difficult for many nations to conserve their entire biological wealth?
Options
- ADue to limited conservation resources.
- BDue to the conflict between development and conservation.
- CDue to a lack of support from conservationists.
- DDue to a lack of biodiversity hotspots in the world.
Correct answer
B. Due to the conflict between development and conservation.
Step-by-step solution
– Faced with the conflict between development and conservation, many nations find it unrealistic and economically not feasible to conserve all their biological wealth. Invariably, the number of species waiting to be saved from extinction far exceeds the conservation resources available. On a global basis, this problem has been addressed by eminent conservationists. They identified for maximum protection certain ‘biodiversity hotspots’ regions with very high levels of species richness and high degree of endemism (th