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in Class 12 by kratos

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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by kratos
 
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Although all the biodiversity hot spots put together cover less than 2 percent of the earth’* 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 per cent.

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