EarthNews Radio: Cultural Diversity When we think of
"biodiversity," we generally think about the varying plants and
animals on the planet. However, there are different levels of
biodiversity, including human cultural diversity. Jerry Kay
spoke to Dr. Healy Hamilton of the Center for Biodiversity
Research and Information at the California Academy of Sciences.
Hamilton says that diversity includes the cultural diversity
that is the history, language, and practices of a culture.
Within the human species, our biodiversity includes written and
oral traditions, and the different ways a culture might use
plants and animals for medicine. We're losing this diversity,
however. This loss, happening at the rate of one culture per
year, is tragic, says Hamilton. Biodiversity within the human
species needs protection. You can learn more about this and many
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