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Lower public concern for biodiversity than for wilderness, natural places, charismatic megafauna and/or habitats

Lower public concern for biodiversity than for wilderness, natural places, charismatic megafauna... The UN declared 2010 the “International Year of Biodiversity” (IYB). A survey was undertaken at the end of this year in the Washington D.C. metro area (n = 180). Thirty-eight point nine percent of the participants had not heard of the term “biodiversity”. Only 36.7% could correctly define “biodiversity”. Almost no one had heard of the IYB (99.9%). Respondents understood the importance of maintaining biodiversity for food security (82%), new pharmaceuticals (84%), and agriculture (83%). Stated concern for “rainforest”, “wilderness areas”, “natural places” was higher than that for “biodiversity”. The IYB seems to have had limited impact on public awareness in Washington D.C. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Environmental Education & Communication Taylor & Francis

Lower public concern for biodiversity than for wilderness, natural places, charismatic megafauna and/or habitats

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Lower public concern for biodiversity than for wilderness, natural places, charismatic megafauna and/or habitats

Shah, Alexandra; Parsons, E. C. M.
Applied Environmental Education & Communication , Volume 18 (1): 12 – Jan 2, 2019

Abstract

The UN declared 2010 the “International Year of Biodiversity” (IYB). A survey was undertaken at the end of this year in the Washington D.C. metro area (n = 180). Thirty-eight point nine percent of the participants had not heard of the term “biodiversity”. Only 36.7% could correctly define “biodiversity”. Almost no one had heard of the IYB (99.9%). Respondents understood the importance of maintaining biodiversity for food security (82%), new pharmaceuticals (84%), and agriculture (83%). Stated concern for “rainforest”, “wilderness areas”, “natural places” was higher than that for “biodiversity”. The IYB seems to have had limited impact on public awareness in Washington D.C.

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Taylor & Francis
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1533-0389
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1533-015X
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10.1080/1533015X.2018.1434025
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Abstract

The UN declared 2010 the “International Year of Biodiversity” (IYB). A survey was undertaken at the end of this year in the Washington D.C. metro area (n = 180). Thirty-eight point nine percent of the participants had not heard of the term “biodiversity”. Only 36.7% could correctly define “biodiversity”. Almost no one had heard of the IYB (99.9%). Respondents understood the importance of maintaining biodiversity for food security (82%), new pharmaceuticals (84%), and agriculture (83%). Stated concern for “rainforest”, “wilderness areas”, “natural places” was higher than that for “biodiversity”. The IYB seems to have had limited impact on public awareness in Washington D.C.

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Published: Jan 2, 2019

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