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THEORETICAL BASES GUIDING CONSERVATION PSYCHOLOGY [PDF]
Papeles del Psicólogo, 2019 The aim of this paper is to present a brief review of the most relevant theories used to explain pro-environmental behavior. Scientific theories allow us to capture complex relationships, key to understanding real-world problems, and they facilitate the ...
Víctor Corral-Verdugo +2 more
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Modernity and the western value-action paradox: contributions from conservation psychology
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023 We attempt to bridge the value – action paradox inhibiting environmental action by drawing upon work cast within conservation psychology to identify mechanisms by which the processes driving action can be shaped to achieve more sustainable outcomes.
Gerard Kyle, Adam Landon
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Ecology and Society, 2022 Human relationships with nature are increasingly being recognized as an important factor in environmental conservation. Understanding how people perceive and know nature, and the language they use to describe nature, their concepts of nature, could have ...
Melissa Hatty +3 more
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Ecology and Society, 2021 Research on the nonmaterial aspects of human-nature connections has grown steadily in recent years, yet efforts to understand nonmaterial connections between individuals and nature confront myriad challenges.
Rachelle K. Gould, P. Wesley Schultz
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Finding Purpose in the Conservation of Biodiversity by the Commingling of Science and Ethics
Animals, 2021 Averting the biodiversity crisis requires closing a gap between how humans tend to behave, individually and collectively, and how we ought to behave—“ought to” in the sense of behaviors required to avert the biodiversity crisis. Closing that gap requires
John A. Vucetich +5 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Attitudes, which can be thought of as the sum of individuals' thoughts, feelings, and beliefs concerning an attitude object, inform how people interact with the world around them.
Laura R. Perry +4 more
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Psychological distress and workplace risk inequalities among conservation professionals
Conservation Science and Practice, 2023 Workplaces can be sources of both stress and support, affecting employees' mental health and productivity. Yet, little research has investigated variability in workplace risk factors for poor mental health in conservation.
Thomas Pienkowski +15 more
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Identifying and prioritizing human behaviors that benefit biodiversity
Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 The conservation profession is increasingly seeking effective ways to reduce societal impact on biodiversity, including through targeted behavior change interventions.
Matthew J. Selinske +17 more
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People and Nature, 2021 Conservationists often assume that connection with and caring about nature's well‐being is strongly linked to ecological knowledge. Existing evidence on the link between ecological knowledge and psychological nature connection is mixed, geographically ...
Katarzyna Mikołajczak +6 more
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Observations of Everyday Biodiversity: a New Perspective for Conservation?
Ecology and Society, 2012 Public involvement is one of the keys to achieving biodiversity conservation goals. Increasing public involvement in conservation activities requires investigation into what makes people more aware of nature, especially in an ordinary and local context ...
Alix Cosquer +2 more
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