An old-fashioned George Washington joke from the Charlottesville (Virginia) Chronicle, 25 May 1883: âWhen did George Washington die?â asked a teacher of a large boy. âIs he dead?â was the astonished reply.
Natural Resources. The Himalayas are a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot and a repository of the most amazing biodiversity and a wealth of other resources that provide succor to humans that live in the region as well as at the base of the high mountains.atural Resources. The Himalayas are a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot and a repository of the most amazing biodiversity and a wealth of other resources that provide succor to humans that live in the region as well as at the base of the high mountains.
1 Biodiversity underpins all life on Earth. 2  Without species, there would be no air to breathe, no food to eat, no water to drink. 3  There would be no human society at all. 4  And as the places on Earth where the most biodiversity is under the most threat, hotspots are critical to human survival.The map of hotspots overlaps extraordinarily well with the map of the natural places that most benefit people.e recognize that it is not enough to protect species and places; for humanity to survive and thrive, the protection of nature must be a fundamental part of every human society. Yet the hotspots remain important in CIâs work for two important reasons: Biodiversity underpins all life on Earth.