NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
How many biodiversity hotspots are there in the world?
Options
- A25
- B9
- C34
- D30
Correct answer
C. 34
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