Evaluating deterrents of illegal behaviour in conservation: Carnivore killing in rural Taiwan [PDF]
, 2014 Rules restricting resource use are ubiquitous to conservation. Recent increases in poaching of iconic species such as African elephant and rhino have triggered high-profile interest in enforcement.
Mai, Chin-Hsuan +2 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Noncompliance regularly undermines the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide. The reasons for and drivers of noncompliance depend on the context (e.g., insufficient funding, capacity, neocolonialism, historical conflict), but the prevalent solution offered to curtail noncompliance tends to be more or better enforcement.
B. Bergseth +10 more
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Drivers of bat researchers’ intent to adopt field hygiene practices
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Infectious disease is a growing threat to wildlife, with zoonotic transmission most likely at the human–wildlife interface. One underappreciated activity at this interface is fieldwork with wild animals, but associated risks can be mitigated through field hygiene (FH) practices, such as using personal protective equipment and other appropriate
Joanna L. Coleman +6 more
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Social Norms and Adolescents' Sexual Health: An Introduction for Practitioners Working in Low and Mid-income African countries [PDF]
, 2018 Donors, practitioners and scholars are increasingly interested in harnessing the potential of social norms theory to improve adolescents' sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
Cislaghi, B, Shakya, H
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Behavioral interventions to reduce demand for threatened freshwater turtles as pets
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Growing demand for freshwater turtles as pets has fueled illegal trade and accelerated wild population declines, underscoring the need for theory‐based demand‐reduction interventions. We conducted a three‐part randomized controlled trial with active turtle keepers (n = 1800) in China to test conservation‐ and legality‐framed messages by ...
Wuji Zheng +9 more
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Injunctive norms and associations with smoking susceptibility in Hong Kong adolescents
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Aim and objective Injunctive norms about smoking, the perceived approval or acceptability of smoking from friends or wider peer group, have rarely been studied outside the Western world.
Lok T. Leung +5 more
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Investigating the Efficacy of Social Norms Messages to Reduce Smartphone Use Among Young Drivers
Journal of Road SafetyYoung drivers are over-represented in road crashes associated with smartphone use. While it is widely acknowledged that norms influence young drivers' smartphone use, there is a dearth of research investigating the effectiveness of social norms messages ...
Cassandra Gauld +2 more
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Effects of prosocial norms on consumers’ social value perceptions, attitudes, and repurchase intentions toward green products [PDF]
Present Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentSocial value of green products have received considerable attention. Because few scholars have investigated the effects of prosocial norms on the formation of social value perceptions, this article explores whether prosocial descriptive and injunctive ...
Edward Shih-Tse WANG +2 more
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Collective Behaviours: Mediation Mechanisms Underlying the Influence of Descriptive and Injunctive Norms. [PDF]
Int Rev Soc Psychol, 2023 Moussaoui LS, White KM, Desrichard O.
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Integrating Green Infrastructure Into Stormwater Policy: Reliability, Watershed Management, and Environmental Psychology as Holistic Tools for Success [PDF]
, 2020 As cities continue to expand, the issues of flood control and urban water quality have become major modern sustainability challenges. Green infrastructure—the use of nature-based solutions to target, treat, and store stormwater at its source—has emerged ...
Endres, A. Bryan +2 more
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