BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PRIORITISATION BY DEVASHISH KAR [HARDCOVER]

Biodiversity conservation prioritisation is the systematic process of identifying and selecting specific areas or actions to maximize the protection of life’s diversity, especially where limited resources are available. It involves a framework called Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP), which uses methods to locate conservation priority areas that balance ecological value with factors like cost-effectiveness, connectivity, and socio-economic impacts. These frameworks consider various aspects of biodiversity, such as species richness, unique ecosystems, and the provision of ecosystem services.