There are several issues of biodiversity related to idealized threats in cultural diversity. One of the reason I consider to be an threat is language lost. There is also the loss of indigenous people and life in a material, intellectual and spiritual sense. Landscapes are also being demolished which is an issue to biodiversity and an threat to cultural diversity as well.
The loss of indigenous people have been occurring for decades now due to violence, war, slavery, forced labor, the spread of diseases, and old age. Indigenous people give sense of history, identity, belonging and self to different cultures and communities. The loss of indigenous peoples is an major factor in the loss of languages spoken today. Another reason is the native language just die out with the history dying with it. According to Wade Davis: Dreams from endangered cultures, there are over 6,000 languages and half of these languages are no longer in use. Landscapes are shaped and modified by human activity and is symbolically brought into human communication by words, stories, songs, and proverbs that connect human relationships with the environment. The loss of landscapes have an effect on some cultural religious beliefs, as well as history.
The reasons I have given may be wrong due to the fact that demolished landscapes help build new areas for farming and new agricultural projects. The loss of some languages have made other languages like English and Spanish more dominant and accessible for learning. I wouldn't change my reasons because I know from experience how much an "old place where I used to live" has had an affect on my life. Cultures develop because people adapt to the environment where they live and this is the result of different languages, traditions, customs, knowledge and beliefs that has been passed on from generation to generation.
Governments should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity. Governments can provide technical and financial support to under developed countries and their indigenous people by establishing, maintaining, and protecting traditional knowledge and equitable sharing of benefits of each country. Governments can also put limits on the amount of landscapes being used for agricultural and scientific purposes to prevent destruction to homes of indigenous people and help preserve human relationships to the environment.
The loss of indigenous people have been occurring for decades now due to violence, war, slavery, forced labor, the spread of diseases, and old age. Indigenous people give sense of history, identity, belonging and self to different cultures and communities. The loss of indigenous peoples is an major factor in the loss of languages spoken today. Another reason is the native language just die out with the history dying with it. According to Wade Davis: Dreams from endangered cultures, there are over 6,000 languages and half of these languages are no longer in use. Landscapes are shaped and modified by human activity and is symbolically brought into human communication by words, stories, songs, and proverbs that connect human relationships with the environment. The loss of landscapes have an effect on some cultural religious beliefs, as well as history.
The reasons I have given may be wrong due to the fact that demolished landscapes help build new areas for farming and new agricultural projects. The loss of some languages have made other languages like English and Spanish more dominant and accessible for learning. I wouldn't change my reasons because I know from experience how much an "old place where I used to live" has had an affect on my life. Cultures develop because people adapt to the environment where they live and this is the result of different languages, traditions, customs, knowledge and beliefs that has been passed on from generation to generation.
Governments should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity. Governments can provide technical and financial support to under developed countries and their indigenous people by establishing, maintaining, and protecting traditional knowledge and equitable sharing of benefits of each country. Governments can also put limits on the amount of landscapes being used for agricultural and scientific purposes to prevent destruction to homes of indigenous people and help preserve human relationships to the environment.
RSS Feed