Practice question

Transition zone, also called area of cooperation, forms outermost periphery of biosphere reserve where sustainable human development is actively promoted. Unlike core with no human interference and buffer with limited use, transition may contain settlements, agriculture, forestry, industries, and infrastructure. Stakeholders collaborate to develop demonstration models of sustainable livelihoods, organic farming, joint forest management, eco-tourism benefits sharing. Success reduces pressure on inner zones. Human habitation is thus concentrated mainly in transition, balancing conservation and economic growth objectives under MAB programme. Remembering this distinction is crucial for solving taxonomy application questions in GATE and CSIR-NET life sciences papers.