What are the benefits of interacting with nature?

LE Keniger, KJ Gaston, KN Irvine, RA Fuller - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
There is mounting empirical evidence that interacting with nature delivers measurable
benefits to people. Reviews of this topic have generally focused on a specific type of benefit …

Conservation benefits of interpretation on marine wildlife tours

H Zeppel, S Muloin - Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Marine wildlife tours provide a range of education and conservation benefits for visitors.
These benefits derive from interpretation programs and close personal encounters with …

Understanding the diversity of public interests in wildlife conservation

TL Teel, MJ Manfredo - Conservation biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
North American state wildlife agencies are increasingly faced with the challenge of
effectively representing a diverse public. With increasing social conflict over wildlife issues …

Linking Society and Environment: A Multilevel Model of Shifting Wildlife Value Orientations in the Western United States*

MJ Manfredo, TL Teel, KL Henry - Social science quarterly, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Studies of attitudes and values can make important contributions to emerging
multi‐level, interdisciplinary approaches to environmental problems. We test a multi‐level …

The human dimension in addressing conflict with large carnivores

A Dickman, S Marchini… - Key topics in conservation …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐large carnivore conflict is a crucially important conservation issue. As humans are
the common thread in the highly variable arena of human‐wildlife conflict, and the course …

Conservationists' moral obligations toward wildlife: values and identity promote conservation conflict

JT Bruskotter, JA Vucetich, A Dietsch, KM Slagle… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent debate among scholars reveals potential rifts in the conservation community
concerning the moral bases of conservation, and the nature of humanity's obligations to …

Farmers' perceptions of biodiversity: lessons from a discourse-based deliberative valuation study

E Kelemen, G Nguyen, T Gomiero, E Kovács… - Land use policy, 2013 - Elsevier
In agricultural landscapes farmers have a large impact on biodiversity through the
management decisions they apply to their land. Farmers' perceptions of biodiversity and its …

Editorial overview: Theoretical traditions in social values for sustainability

CM Raymond, JO Kenter, CJ van Riper, A Rawluk… - Sustainability …, 2019 - Springer
This special feature provides an impression of the plurality of social values for sustainability,
taking into account theoretical traditions within mainstream and heterodox economics; …

When free-ranging dogs threaten wildlife: public attitudes toward management strategies in southern Chile

FJ Villatoro, L Naughton-Treves, MA Sepúlveda… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Free-ranging dogs (Canis familiaris) significantly threaten wildlife, including endangered
species. Although this problem resembles threats from other invasive animals, managing …

Predictive potential of wildlife value orientations for acceptability of management interventions

MH Jacobs, JJ Vaske, MTJ Sijtsma - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
Wildlife value orientations are patterns of basic beliefs that give direction and meaning to
fundamental values in the context of wildlife. Wildlife value orientations can help managers …