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The word for “biodiversity” in 103 different world languages

August 14, 2017 by Roger Harris Leave a Comment

The word for “biodiversity” in 103 different world languages

Do you know what the word “biodiversity” means? In 2010, the UN Year of Biodiversity, the BBC conducted a survey. The survey showed that most people don’t know the meaning of “biodiversity.” Most people thought it was a type of laundry powder. Consider that in perspective. Biodiversity loss is the biggest problem facing us today, […]

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