Nature and Biodiversity

Biodiversity and indigenous cultures are facing a 'dual extinction'

A combination photo shows indigenous people from various tribes posing for pictures during a four-day pow wow in Piaracu village, in Xingu Indigenous Park, near Sao Jose do Xingu, Mato Grosso state, Brazil January 15, 2020 and on January 16, 2020. Pictures taken January 15, 2020 and January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes - RC2WHE951RZ5

There are an estimated 370-500 million indigenous people globally. Image: REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Krystyna Swiderska
PhD Candidate in Biocultural Heritage, Coventry University
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Mijikenda Cultural Village meeting, Rabai, coastal Kenya. Image: Krystyna Swiderska
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Day of the Potato celebrations, the Potato Park, Peru. Image: Krystyna Swiderska
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