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Systematic review of conservation interventions to promote voluntary behavior change. [PDF]
Conserv Biol, 2023 Abstract Understanding human behavior is vital to developing interventions that effectively lead to proenvironmental behavior change, whether the focus is at the individual or societal level. However, interventions in many fields have historically lacked robust forms of evaluation, which makes it hard to be confident that these conservation ...
Thomas-Walters L +5 more
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Markets and the crowding out of conservation-relevant behavior. [PDF]
Conserv Biol, 2021 Abstract Markets are increasingly being incorporated into many aspects of daily life and are becoming an important part of the conservation solution space. Although market‐based solutions to environmental problems can result in improvements to conservation, a body of social science research highlights how markets may also have unforeseen consequences ...
Cinner JE +4 more
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Community perceptions of invasive species and environmental management in a US island territory. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Environmental managers struggle with communicating accurate and relevant information and with gaining trust from the communities they serve, problems that are especially pronounced in minority and colonized communities. An important step in developing successful management strategies is partnering directly with the communities involved, but ...
Gawel AM, Wald DM, Rogers HS.
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Learning outcomes measured in zoo and aquarium conservation education
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 1, February 2023., 2023 Abstract Communicating the topic of conservation to the public and encouraging proenvironmental behaviors can mitigate loss of biodiversity. Thus, the evaluation of educational efforts is important to ascertain the educational effects and provide high‐quality conservation education.
Jana Schilbert, Annette Scheersoi
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1705-1727, June 2026.Abstract Active outdoor play has been positioned in the literature as an opportunity to address concerns over climate (in)action and the rising trend of disconnection from the outdoors and nature. The objective of this systematic review was to examine associations between active outdoor play and people's connection to nature and/or environmental ...
Louise de Lannoy +10 more
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Urban sustainability commitment: Actor constellations and motivations
Review of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract In recent years, cities have increasingly committed to sustainable urban development, despite it being a voluntary task. This paper investigates the causes behind this commitment by focusing on local policy‐makers and their motivation rather than viewing cities as unitary actors.
Svenja Katharina Schwarz +1 more
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Weaving values, knowledge and context to care for human–nature relationships in protected areas
People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 8, Page 1952-1971, August 2025.Abstract Transformative change necessitates a profound shift in how people relate to, understand, value and envision landscapes to find effective pathways for conservation science and practice. In response, we examined the relationships among broad values—biospheric, altruistic and egoistic—that work in conjunction with ecological knowledge acquisition
Miguel A. Cebrián‐Piqueras +6 more
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Behind the lenses: Biases in the contribution of wildlife photography to biodiversity representation
People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 541-556, February 2025.Abstract Nature‐related visual media has a significant impact on today's society by engaging the public in conservation problems and promoting pro‐environmental behaviours. Although major attention has been paid to how some types of visual media (e.g. documentaries) offer unrealistic portrayals of the natural world, biases on representation by wildlife
Héctor Ruiz‐Villar +2 more
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People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 99-111, January 2025.Abstract To achieve sustainable targets, international panels call for a transformative change in human–nature interactions to foster human well‐being and promote pro‐environmental behaviour. The extent to which people considered themselves as part of nature—known as human–nature connectedness—has been shown to be a key societal trait for achieving ...
Gladys Barragan‐Jason +8 more
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Beyond the watery grave: death and water reminders as (un)expected ways to increase environmental identity / <i>Más allá de la tumba acuática: recordatorios de muerte y agua como formas (in)esperadas para fomentar la identidad ambiental</i>. [PDF]
PsyecologySmith LKM, Wolfe SE.
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