Why facts don't change minds: Insights from cognitive science for the improved communication of conservation research

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 278, P. 109886 - 109886

Published: Jan. 9, 2023

Conservation scientists increasingly seek to find ways implement their research for improved policy and practice. However, such efforts may be ineffective, or even counterproductive, if they are based on outdated models of science communication behavioral change. Insights from fields that study how information is processed in the brain, why humans make decisions take action, change spreads across social networks can support improve existing translate conservation into practice policy. little this has made its way literature, thus limiting power these ideas influence communicated impact understood. This paper seeks address gap by discussing four common myths about best communicate decision-making, namely, facts minds, scientific literacy will lead enhanced uptake, individual attitude shift collective behaviors, broad dissemination best. The article provides alternative insights effective impact: engaging mind optimal understanding values, emotions, experience swaying changing behavior, thinking strategically biggest impact. If we understand people process information, design interventions possible evidence management

Language: Английский

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Choices for climate action: A review of the multiple roles individuals play

One Earth, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(9), P. 1157 - 1172

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Tackling climate change requires significant behavior to reduce emissions, yet the scale required is far from being achieved. Behaviors are influenced by psychological characteristics, social and cultural norms, material spatial environments, political conventions. Much scientific debate continues be characterized calls for either individual or system change, but a more cross-cutting perspective understand various factors that can enable accelerate pro-environmental choices needed. This review provides an interdisciplinary synthesis of evidence on potential limitations choice mitigate change. We identify six domains action (food, energy, transport, shopping, influence, citizenship). find individual, social, physical, combine shape low-carbon in ways specific each domain, demanding different responses policy-makers. Effective mix interventions which address multiple roles played individuals: structural governments ("upstream" interventions), businesses local authorities making sustainable options available attractive ("midstream"), informational measures individuals' decision-making ("downstream").

Language: Английский

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Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation

Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 322 - 330

Published: March 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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Making more effective use of human behavioural science in conservation interventions

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 261, P. 109256 - 109256

Published: July 23, 2021

Language: Английский

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The Efficacy of Virtual Reality in Climate Change Education Increases with Amount of Body Movement and Message Specificity

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 5814 - 5814

Published: March 27, 2023

Climate change impacts are felt globally, and the increasing in severity intensity. Developing new interventions to encourage behaviors that address climate is crucial. This pre-registered field study investigated how design of a virtual reality (VR) experience about ocean acidification could impact participants’ learning, behavior, perceptions through manipulation message framing, sex voice-over pace experience, amount body movement. The was run 17 locations such as museums, aquariums, arcades U.S., Canada, U.K., Denmark. movement causal mechanism, eliciting higher feelings self-efficacy while hindering learning. Moreover, linking VR narrative linguistically impaired learning compared framing did not make connection. As participants learned more they perceived risks associated with higher, were likely engage pro-climate behavior. results shed light on mechanisms behind can teach influence

Language: Английский

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Nature benefit hypothesis: Direct experiences of nature predict self‐reported pro‐biodiversity behaviors

Conservation Letters, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(3)

Published: Feb. 28, 2023

Abstract Human activities are damaging the world's ecosystems, posing a serious threat to life on Earth, including humanity. To address this situation, widespread and significant changes in human behavior necessary. Direct experiences of nature can encourage individuals adopt positive actions towards biodiversity (hereafter pro‐biodiversity behavior), but relationship has not been well studied. Using large sample Japanese adults, we demonstrate that both recent childhood frequencies associated with an increased likelihood exhibiting behaviors. This association was found be consistent across various forms behaviors, purchasing ecofriendly products, reducing pesticide use domestic gardens, donating conservation organizations. However, our research also reveals declining trend Japan, resulting “extinction experience.” Our results suggest enhancing people's personal could help promote desired behavioral change halt loss.

Language: Английский

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Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation

Published: March 15, 2024

Behavioural science has yielded insights about the actions of individuals, particularly as consumers, that affect climate change. Behaviours in other spheres life remain understudied. In this Perspective, we propose a collaborative research agenda integrates behavioural across multiple disciplines. To end, offer six recommendations for optimizing quality and impact on individual behaviour. The are united by shift towards more solutions-focused is directly useful to citizens, policymakers change agents. Achieving vision will require overcoming challenges such limited funding social sciences structural barriers within beyond academic system impede collaborations

Language: Английский

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Personalised ecology and the future of biodiversity

Cambridge Prisms Extinction, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The future of biodiversity lies not just in the strategies and mechanisms by which ecosystems species are practically best protected from anthropogenic pressures. It also, perhaps foremost, many billions decisions that people make that, intentionally or otherwise, shape their impact on nature conservation policies interventions implemented. Personalised ecology - set direct sensory interactions each us has with is one important consideration understanding make. Indeed, it long been argued people's personalised ecologies have powerful implications, as captured such concepts biophilia, extinction experience shifting baselines. In this paper, we briefly review connections between biodiversity, ways might usefully be enhanced to improve future.

Language: Английский

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The causal revolution in biodiversity conservation

Nature Human Behaviour, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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Combating the exotic pet trade: Effects of conservation messaging on attitudes, demands, and civic intentions

Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(2)

Published: Jan. 24, 2024

Abstract The exotic pet trade poses a major threat to biodiversity conservation. To combat loss, it is essential reduce demand for pets and engage people in civic actions wildlife Although messaging has been extensively used conservation practice, little known about how can influence attitudes various types of pertaining the trade. This study examined impact context ownership entertainment visitation as common practices We randomly assigned participants United States one five conditions: loss animal abuse (M1), zoonotic disease risks (M2), illegality (M3), social disapproval (M4), neutral biological information control condition (M5). found that all messages (M1–M4) significantly decreased people's favorable toward their desire visit entertainment. However, did not or intentions take actions. Our findings highlight potential attitude change reduction entertainment, but different approaches are necessary promoting more effortful such

Language: Английский

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