“a wonderful opportunity to integrate conservation efforts…people who get funding for biological conservation collaborate with people who can get funding for linguistic or cultural conservation”

An interesting article recently appeared on the BBC website, detailing a new study that links linguistics and culture with areas rich in biodiversity. In the past, the study of languages and biology were two distinctly separate camps without any evidence to support the claim that ecosystems are tied to human culture, just as they are with animal life. It seems to be an obvious link and yet, without better analysis, disappearing ecosystems didn’t coordinate with the loss of languages or culture. This is an important study in regards the planet’s holism.

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