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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, Richard Raymond, Anne-Caroline Prevot-Julliard   +2 more
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We have a steak in it: Eliciting interventions to reduce beef consumption and its impact on biodiversity

Conservation Letters, 2020
Beef production is a major driver of biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions globally, and multiple studies recommend reducing beef production and consumption.
Matthew J. Selinske, Fiona Fidler, Ascelin Gordon, Georgia E. Garrard, Alexander M. Kusmanoff, Sarah A. Bekessy   +5 more
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Understanding drivers of human tolerance to gray wolves and brown bears as a strategy to improve landholder–carnivore coexistence

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Despite recent recovery of large carnivores throughout Europe such as the brown bear (Ursus arctos) and the gray wolf (Canis lupus), some of their populations are still threatened and their viability depends on human tolerance to share mixed landscapes ...
Filippo Marino, Ruth Kansky, Irene Shivji, Antonio Di Croce, Paolo Ciucci, Andrew T. Knight   +5 more
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Nurturing connection with nature: the role of spending time in different types of nature

Ecosystems and People, 2022
Connection with nature has been associated with greater participation in a range of biodiversity conservation behaviours, and is increasingly being recognised as a potentially useful policy tool to address conservation outcomes. Yet, understanding of how
Melissa Anne Hatty, Felix Tinoziva Mavondo, Denise Goodwin, Liam David Graham Smith   +3 more
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A conservative's social psychology

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2015
AbstractI suggest that social psychologists should stick to studying positive and negative attitudes and give up stigmatizing some attitudes as “prejudice.” I recommend that we avoid assuming that race and ethnicity have no biological foundations, in order to avoid a collision course with modern biology.
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The Psychology of Ocean Literacy

Encyclopedia
Ocean Literacy (OL) can be broadly defined as a framework for understanding the complex and evolving relationships between people and the ocean. It is increasingly recognized as a vital component of marine conservation and sustainability efforts.
Brianna Le Busque
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Personal traits predict conservationists’ optimism about outcomes for nature

Conservation Letters, 2022
In the face of unprecedented biodiversity loss, the belief that conservation goals can be met could play an important role in ensuring they are fulfilled. We asked conservationists how optimistic they felt about key biodiversity outcomes over the next 10
Thomas Pienkowski, Aidan Keane, Emiel deLange, Munib Khanyari, William N. S. Arlidge, Gergő Baranyi, Stephanie Brittain, Sofia Castelló y Tickell, Mirjam Hazenbosch, Sarah Papworth, E. J. Milner‐Gulland   +10 more
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Five psychological principles of codesigning conservation with (not for) communities

Zoo Biology, 2022
AbstractA growing number of environmental professionals are realizing that equitable and meaningful engagement of local community members in the development of programming is essential for catalyzing the durable, long‐term action needed to conserve wildlife.
Cranston, Kayla A., Wong, Wei Ying, Knowlton, Shareen, Bennett, Curtis, Rivadeneira, Shannen   +4 more
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The psychological appeal of owning private land for conservation [PDF]

Conservation Biology, 2018
Abstract Continued threats to global biodiversity have stimulated interest in the private purchase of land for conservation. Though not a new phenomenon, private land conservation appears to be on the rise, and its ambiguous position between philanthropy and financial investment leads to questions about the nature of landowner motives.
Jennifer Gooden, Richard Grenyer
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Protection motivation theory and pro‐environmental behaviour: A systematic mapping review

Australian Journal of Psychology, 2019
Objective Climate change and related issues associated with the interaction of humans with the environment are of great importance in today's context. More and more research is focusing on understanding what can be done to prevent and reverse the effects
Emily J. Kothe, Mathew Ling, Madelon North, Anna Klas, Barbara A. Mullan, Lisa Novoradovskaya   +5 more
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