July 16th 2019

1. What is biodiversity exactly?

2. Does species diversity follow any patterns?
3. How is biodiversity measured?
4. How many species are there on the planet?
5. What are the world’s rarest species?
6. How many species go extinct every day?
7. What is a biodiversity hotspot?
8. What are endemic species?
9. Where are biodiversity hotspots located?

10. Why is biodiversity so important and

worthy of protection?
 11. What is being done to preserve
biodiversity and its hotspots?
12. What was the 2012 Hyderabad Conference on
Biological Diversity all about?
13. How much will rescuing biodiversity cost?
14. Why isn’t anything being done?
15. What role does biodiversity play in
conservation concepts?
16. What alternative options are there for
protecting biodiversity?
17. How can I help promote biodiversity?

https://www.rainforest-
rescue.org/topics/biodiversity/questions-and-
answers#topics