Davies, ZG, Dallimer, M orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-3309, Fisher, JC et al. (1 more author) (2019) Biodiversity and Health: Implications for Conservation. In: Marselle, MR, Stadler, J, Korn, H, Irvine, KN and Bonn, A, (eds.) Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change. Springer , Cham, Switzerland , pp. 283-294. ISBN 978-3-030-02317-1
Abstract
The human health and well-being benefits of contact with nature are becoming increasingly recognised and well understood, yet the implications of nature experiences for biodiversity conservation are far less clear. Theoretically, there are two plausible pathways that could lead to positive conservation outcomes. The first is a direct win-win scenario where biodiverse areas of high conservation value are also disproportionately beneficial to human health and well-being, meaning that the two sets of objectives can be simultaneously and directly achieved, as long as such green spaces are safeguarded appropriately. The second is that experiencing nature can stimulate people’s interest in biodiversity, concern for its fate, and willingness to take action to protect it, therefore generating conservation gains indirectly. To date, the two pathways have rarely been distinguished and scarcely studied. Here we consider how they may potentially operate in practice, while acknowledging that the mechanisms by which biodiversity might underpin human health and well-being benefits are still being determined.
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Keywords: | Extinction of experience; Green space; Human-wildlife interaction; Nature connectedness; Protected areas; Well-being |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 726104 NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) NE/R002681/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Sep 2019 10:36 |
Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2023 10:18 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-02318-8_12 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150668 |
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