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Cultural and linguistic diversities are underappreciated pillars of biodiversity
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Frainer, A and Mustonen, T and Hugu, S and Andreeva, T and Arttijeff, E-M and Arttijeff, I-S and Brizoela, F and Coelho-de-Souza, G and Printes, RB and Prokhorova, E and Sambou, S and Scherer, A and Shadrin, V and Pecl, G, Cultural and linguistic diversities are underappreciated pillars of biodiversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 117, (43) pp. 26539-26543. ISSN 0027-8424 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1073/pnas.2019469117
Abstract
Alongside climate change, the current rapid loss of
biodiversity is one of the biggest threats that humanity
faces to its own survival (1). With up to a million species
at risk of disappearing within decades, human activities
are reshaping life on Earth with no precedent in recent
history. Biodiversity encompasses all life forms and their
variation across the landscape. As one of the most important
measures of environmental quality, high biodiversity
is often linked with better provision of ecosystem
services (2) and also helps assist and promote ecological
conservation. Natural parks, national reserves, protected
areas, and other measures for preserving the natural
world are concerned first and foremost with the protection
of biodiversity. But there is a critical and overlooked
aspect of this important concept: its link with human
cultural and linguistic diversity.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | linguistic diversity, biodiversity, cultural diversity |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Environmental management |
Research Field: | Environmental management not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Communication |
Objective Field: | Communication across languages and culture |
UTAS Author: | Pecl, G (Professor Gretta Pecl) |
ID Code: | 141672 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
Deposited By: | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Deposited On: | 2020-11-09 |
Last Modified: | 2021-02-22 |
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