Question

The statement that every species has an inherent right to live forms the basis of which reason for conserving biodiversity?

Options

• Ethical reasons

• Bioprospecting

• Narrowly utilitarian reasons

• Broadly utilitarian reasons

Answer 1

Ethical reasons for conserving biodiversity are based on moral responsibility. They rest on the principle that every species has an inherent right to live, regardless of its direct or indirect usefulness to humans.