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Do people who experience more nature act more to protect it? A meta-analysis

2025-01-01

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Addressing the global environmental problems facing our planet requires a significant shift in human behaviour. Personal experiences with nature are suggested to be a key driver of pro-environmental behaviour. However, the validity of this idea is uncertain. Using a systematic literature review and meta-analysis, we show that direct experiences of nature are positively associated with a wide range of positive acti...

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Literature Corpus work: 5553a7dd-604a-50fc-bb7b-b82cd1cf236e
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110417

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