The role of education in biodiversity conservation: Can knowledge and understanding alter locals’ views and attitudes towards ecosystem services?

• DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2022.2117796
• Publication Date: 2022-09-05T06:32:34Z
• Authors: Solveig T. Børresen; Rehema Ulimboka; Julius Nyahongo; Peter S. Ranke; Gine Roll Skjaervø; Eivin Røskaft
• Keywords: 05 social sciences; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences

Climate change, human population growth and land use change are among the most important threats to nature ecosystem services. Local appreciation of services knowledge how foundation these is affected by local livelihoods for sustainability natural resources thus may fundamentally affect well-being. In this study, we tested student knowledge, attitudes views towards biodiversity changed due an education programme. We assessed before after attitudes, 180 level-two secondary school students in Ngorongoro District, Tanzania. Findings suggested increased proportion could identify programme, with their importance being attributed developing understandings negative outcomes caused climate change. The awareness gained via programme suggests that programmes can be tool conservation biology. Therefore, recommend programming dealing should included curricula, especially close protected areas.