A region is recognised as a biodiversity hotspot when it

has a very large number of endemic plants and has already lost most of its original habitatCorrect answerYour answerhas the largest area of forest in a countryCorrect answerYour answerhas many zoos and botanical gardensCorrect answerYour answerhas no human populationCorrect answerYour answer

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A hotspot must have at least 1,500 species of endemic vascular plants (found nowhere else).
It must also have lost at least 70% of its original natural vegetation, so it is both rich and threatened.

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The idea is to mark places where conservation money saves the most species: rich and under threat.

Concept: Criteria for a biodiversity hotspot
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A region is recognised as a biodiversity hotspot when it

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