Which of the following is are included in the criteria for a region to qualify as a Biodiversity Hot...........

Environment and Ecology Biodiversity

Which of the following is/are included in the criteria for a region to qualify as a Biodiversity Hotspot by Conservation International?

1.It should contain at least 3,000 species of vascular plants found nowhere else on Earth.

2.It should have lost at least 50 per cent of its primary native vegetation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None

option d

To qualify as a biodiversity hotspot, an area must meet two strict criteria:
Contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants found nowhere else on Earth (known as "endemic" species).
Have lost at least 70 percent of its primary native vegetation.
Biodiversity Hotspots in India are Himalayas, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats & Sundaland.