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chileto preserve local biodiversity, it is importantto analyze the dangers that threaten its survivala heRitageat riskbeatRiz cid, Rita moya, noelia caRRascoA marked indifference towards agrobio- diversity can be seen in Chile. Led by the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiver- sity, the University of Concepción and the National Council for Culture and Arts, the project “Developing the Ark of Taste in Chile” revealed some of the in- dicators that can explain the causes of this indifference, starting with intensive exploitation processes and the impov- erishment of food diversity.our great food biodiverSityIn a similar context, work was done to highlight the extensive and diverse agro-culinary wealth of rural and in- digenous communities, as well as the high risk of extinction threaten- ing food traditions. To this end, foods representing Chile’s gastronomic heritage were mapped, with seven variables established as a reference framework: type of product, historic roots, location along the food value97© arChIVIo Slow Food