Committing to behavior change: How to prevent dogs from visiting Atlantic Forest remnants?
Isabel Tostes Ribeiro,
Renata Pardini,
Carla Morsello
Abstract:Behavioral interventions have been applied to induce multiple pro‐environmental changes, yet testing their effects on biodiversity conservation is novel. For certain behaviors, a promising tool is changing the context within which people make decisions through nudges. One such behavior is dog restraining to prevent visits to natural areas, a worldwide source of negative impacts on wildlife. In this preliminary study, we experimentally tested the effects of two interventions (i.e., an informative video on conse… Show more
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