The other day, my super cool friend and future Explorer, Kate and I had a conversation about linguistic diversity and some of the issues related to and benefits of preserving that diversity. Similar to the recent and rapid decline of linguistic diversity, plant diversity (of both domesticated and wild species) is also being threatened.
The July issue of the National Geographic Magazine had an interesting article about the dwindling diversity of many domesticated crop and animal species and efforts being taken to preserve and protect that diversity. Declining diversity among many commonly eaten foods is pictured in the diagram below.
Read part of the article after the break
The July issue of the National Geographic Magazine had an interesting article about the dwindling diversity of many domesticated crop and animal species and efforts being taken to preserve and protect that diversity. Declining diversity among many commonly eaten foods is pictured in the diagram below.
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| Source: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/food-variety-graphic |
Read part of the article after the break
