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Question
Explain as to how protection of biodiversity hot spots alone can reduce up to 30% of the current rate of species extinction.
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Solution
Although all the biodiversity hot spots put together cover less than 2 percent of the earth’s land area, the number of species they collectively harbour is extremely high and strict protection of these hot spots could reduce the ongoing mass extinctions by almost 30 percent.
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