Genetic wealth © Siemens Stiftung 2016 CC BY-SA 4.0 international

Genetic wealth

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Information sheet:
Genetic poverty is already part of everyday life in today’s large-scale farming. In contrast, genetic wealth prevails in tropical rainforests.

Available in: English, Spanish (CREA), German
Type of media: Text
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Last update: 2019-04-26
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This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.

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Media package:
For interactive whiteboards: The tropical rainforest
Description:
Most food and feed crops grown around the world consist of just a few species. The text provides information about these species and explains that many of them originate from tropical rainforests. It states the advantages and disadvantages of genetic wealth and genetic poverty with regard to the human food supply and explains why preservation of tropical rainforests plays an important role.
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Learning resource type:
Information sheet
Subjects:
Biology; Geography
Grade levels:
Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
School types:
Middle/high school
Keywords:
Endangered animal species; Endangered plant species; Rainforest; Species protection
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
Dr. Tom Deutschle for the Siemens Stiftung using material from: LoggaWiggler (Licence: CC 0) and skeeze (Licence: CC 0)
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2016
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