[Lgpolicy] The Languages Lost To Climate Change

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

Noema

The Languages Lost To Climate Change

Climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss are endangering languages across
the globe.

When they can no longer depend on the land, communities may be forced to
emigrate to other areas where their languages aren’t spoken, leaving behind
not just their mother tongue, but all the wisdom contained in it. There is
also evidence to suggest that in cases where a language begins to decline —
due to economic or social factors, for example — people may gradually stop
caring for the land. When languages are abandoned, the traditional
ecological knowledge they carry is also left behind.

Full story:
https://www.noemamag.com/the-languages-lost-to-climate-change/
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