Promoting pro-environmental behavior through citizen science? A case study with Chilean schoolchildren on marine plastic pollution

Wichmann, Carla-Sophie; Fischer, Daniel; Geiger, Sonja M.; Honorato‐Zimmer, Daniela; Knickmeier, Katrin; Kruse, Katrin; Sundermann, Anna; Thiel, Martín

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105035

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“…As the Department for Education in England implements the new strategy for sustainability and climate change [33], with a framing of school grounds across England as a National Education Nature Park, there is an opportunity to approach such an initiative as a way for young people to develop action competencies in the domains of biodiversity, habitat observation and conservation. If such an approach to building young people's action competencies was taken through the National Education Nature Park, there is extensive literature in the field of conservationfocused citizen science that demonstrates the ways in which participation can engender pro-environmental behaviours, including such behaviours in the school context [48,49]. The data from this current study suggests that there is a significant opportunity to support young people's action competencies through the National Education Nature Park.…”

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Reflecting on Climate Change Education Priorities in Secondary Schools in England: Moving beyond Learning about Climate Change to the Emotions of Living with Climate Change

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Schools in England remain a valued and important site of climate change education for secondary school pupils (aged 11–18 years). Drawing on focus group data (n = 85) from young people based in eight schools in England, we explored the language pupils used about climate change. We found that young people’s responses to climate change were predominantly focused on content knowledge about climate change, including the concept of global warming and a range of negative impacts, such as biodiversity and habitat loss and extreme and unpredictable weather. In addition, the young people expressed emotions in relation to climate change that were primarily negative and were focused on fear of the future and fear of frustrated youth action. We highlight that school-based climate change education requires support and resources from policy-makers so that young people do not solely learn about climate change, but rather, they are able to live with the emotions of a future shaped by the impacts of climate change. We highlight the need for teacher professional development which enables them to respond to the emotions young people experience in the context of climate change education.

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Reflecting on Climate Change Education Priorities in Secondary Schools in England: Moving beyond Learning about Climate Change to the Emotions of Living with Climate Change

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“…However, the latter would not be possible if there is not, in turn, a system of beliefs or values that promote environmental protection, which corresponds to what is known as the macrosystem ( Bronfenbrenner, 1979 ). That is, the cultural elements of the macrosystem have influence on the lower order systems, so, as other studies have suggested (see Wichmann et al, 2022 ), if this system does not promote a cultural proposal that encompasses positive values and attitudes in favor of the environment, the development of pro-environmental behaviors at the other levels will hardly take place. This is because the macrosystem influences the way in which individuals behave within their social context ( Bronfenbrenner, 1979 ).…”

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Sea of plastic: representations of the sea and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors regarding marine plastic pollution in Peru and Chile

Saavedra,

Mego,

Ticona

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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Marine plastic pollution remains one of the greatest problems worldwide. Hence, this study explores the attitudes and pro-environmental behaviors of Peruvian and Chilean citizens regarding marine pollution, with an emphasis on plastic pollution. For this, forty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with Peruvian (n = 24) and Chilean (n = 20) citizens, of which, through thematic analysis, semantic patterns were identified. Results show that the participants’ representation of the sea is positive and related to the connection they report having with this environment. Additionally, it was found that the sea fulfills recreational and economic purposes, reflecting an anthropocentric perspective, since it is associated with leisure and resource extraction, respectively. Both purposes are related to the causes of plastic pollution, although with differentiated effects. Anthropocentrism is also reflected in the direction that environmental concern takes towards the impact of this type of pollution predominately on individuals and society. Regarding pro-environmental behaviors, most of the initiatives proposed by the participants in response to marine plastic pollution correspond to individual actions, which could be due to the fact that they perceive a low commitment level from authorities to address the problem. In particular, the Chilean participants attributed a greater role to their authorities in dealing with plastic pollution, which would indicate a more institutional perspective of the problem. Thus, it is proposed that to address marine plastic pollution it is necessary to articulate individual actions with public policies carried out by social stakeholders such as governments, companies and non-governmental organizations, in order to build a more efficient culture of marine protection.

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“…Our analysis of citation bursts and keyword co-occurrence identified several new topics of interest that have emerged in recent years, including the social-economic impact of plastic pollution on coastal tourism (Q. Wu et al, 2021), plastic particles (Abdel Ghani et al, 2022), pro-environmental behavior (Wichmann et al, 2022), municipal solid waste (Jotaworn et al, 2021), and single-use plastics (Adam, 2022). These topics represent critical areas for future research and provide a foundation for further investigation in this field.…”

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What Do We Know About Plastic Pollution in Coastal/Marine Tourism? Documenting Its Present Research Status from 1999 to 2022

Zhang,

Quoquab,

Mohammad

2023

SAGE Open

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This study aims to present a comprehensive knowledge mapping of plastic pollution on coastal/marine tourism research. To achieve this objective, the present study employed a two-tier analysis, including a systematic review of literature and bibliometric analysis of 164 scholarly articles spanning 1999 to 2022. The results underline the multidisciplinary nature of this research domain, characterized by a significant upswing in publications. The dominant countries in this field are identified as Brazil, Australia, and the USA. A noteworthy collaboration dynamic between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, East China Normal University, and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has emerged, signaling opportunities for enhanced cross-border cooperation. Jambeck, who provided data support for this research field, is found as the most cited author. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Environmental Pollution, and Science of the Total Environment are the most prolific journals discussing such topics. The primary research clusters in this field include seasonal comparison, Qinghai Lake, and small plastic debris. Additionally, scholars have recently focused on new topics such as seasonal comparison, case study, spatial pattern, and the Southern Baltic Sea in the last 3 years. This research also reports 10 articles with the highest citations and 10 highly cited papers. Not only this, the present study presents the inaugural bibliometric analysis on plastic pollution in coastal and marine tourism. To the authors’ knowledge, it stands as a pioneering investigation of its nature, offering a comprehensive view on the research domain by evaluating a time span exceeding two decades, with a specific emphasis on the literature pertaining to marine tourism.

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Promoting pro-environmental behavior through citizen science? A case study with Chilean schoolchildren on marine plastic pollution

Cited by 29 publications

References 90 publications

Reflecting on Climate Change Education Priorities in Secondary Schools in England: Moving beyond Learning about Climate Change to the Emotions of Living with Climate Change

Reflecting on Climate Change Education Priorities in Secondary Schools in England: Moving beyond Learning about Climate Change to the Emotions of Living with Climate Change

Sea of plastic: representations of the sea and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors regarding marine plastic pollution in Peru and Chile

What Do We Know About Plastic Pollution in Coastal/Marine Tourism? Documenting Its Present Research Status from 1999 to 2022

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