Cultural Identity

Cultural identity, intricately intertwined with our natural surroundings, profoundly reflects how human societies engage with the environment. This connection shapes our beliefs and traditions and influences our relationship with the natural world. From Indigenous communities drawing wisdom and direction from the Land to coastal cultures shaping their identities around marine ecosystems, examples abound of how nature informs and enriches our individual and collective identities. Exploring the nexus between cultural identity and nature unveils a tapestry of shared heritage fostering belonging, resilience and care for the environment.

Stats - Every human cultural identity is informed and, in most cases, defined by the natural world.

Increasing risk

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Boundary - Though it is difficult to assign known metrics to the measurement of this boundary, we can look for proxies that are information. For example, roughly 90 percent of all existing languages are predicted to become extinct within the next 100 years. This could be used as a proxy for cultural identity.