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How does learning about the future of the ocean impact children's emotional wellbeing? Insights from ocean literacy educators in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Murray, L. & Breheny, M. & Cumming, R. & Erueti, B. & Mooney, M. & Nash, K. L. & Severinsen, C. & Shanly, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Four decades of research on the health effects of 'connection to nature' identifies many wellbeing advantages for young people. Yet this literature ha...

What informs human-nature connection? An exploration of factors in the context of urban park visitors and wildlife.

Published online: 25 Mar 2024

Authors: Hursh, S. H. & Perry, E. & Drake, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human-nature connection (HNC) is a concept derived from investigating the formulation and extent of an individual's identification with the natural wo...

Perception and appreciation of plant biodiversity among experts and laypeople.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Breitschopf, E. & Bråthen, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Plant biodiversity, which is fundamental for the delivery of ecosystem services, is in decline. Yet, knowledge about how plant biodiversity is perceiv...

Immersive citizen science experiences and their role in changing perceptions of coastal wetlands.

Published online: 14 Dec 2024

Authors: McKinley, E. & Rojas, M. I. G. & Palacios, M. M. & Nichols, C. G. & Bhattacharjee, A. & Macreadie, P. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Citizen, or community, science initiatives are increasingly recognised as an effective strategy to connect society with nature, science and environmen...

Ecological restoration at the university of Wisconsin-Madison arboretum and beyond: building and sharing collective knowledge through a participatory leadership framework.

Published online: 24 May 2024

Authors: Farrior, M. & Kingsbury, J. & Herrick, B. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The Society for Ecological Restoration defines restoration as "the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, ...

A phylogenetic evaluation of non-random medicinal plants selection around an African biosphere reserve.

Published online: 16 Mar 2024

Authors: Moutouama, J. K. & Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Theory in ethnobiology suggests that the selection of medicinal plants by local people in a given region is not random and evolutionary closely relate...