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<p>The purpose of this preliminary study was to learn about citizens’ perceptions of promotion activities related to wildlife and nature conservation in public spaces in Warsaw, Poland. One hundred and fifty individuals, randomly approached, agreed to participate in the survey, 48 of whom were professionals in natural sciences. The survey contained 13 substantive questions, whereby predefined answers or were open-ended. The vast majority (81%) of respondents were interested in nature and environmental problems. They expressed views that the current efforts and activities in Warsaw to promote conservation of nature and endangered wild animal species are insufficient. In most cases, the respondents were able to list some activities for nature education they had observed in a number of the city's public spaces. The survey suggested that age and education of the respondents did not affect their attitudes toward nature conservation. However, the survey did indicate that women were more interested and concerned with nature protection than men, and they were willing to take part in the survey, when approached, more often than men. This study helps to consider directions for further research in this area.</p>
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The purpose of this preliminary study was to learn about citizens’ perceptions of promotion activities related to wildlife and nature conservation in public spaces in Warsaw, Poland. One hundred and fifty individuals, randomly approached, agreed to participate in the survey, 48 of whom were professionals in natural sciences. The survey contained 13 substantive questions, whereby predefined answers or were open-ended. The vast majority (81%) of respondents were interested in nature and environmental problems. They expressed views that the current efforts and activities in Warsaw to promote conservation of nature and endangered wild animal species are insufficient. In most cases, the respondents were able to list some activities for nature education they had observed in a number of the city's public spaces. The survey suggested that age and education of the respondents did not affect their attitudes toward nature conservation. However, the survey did indicate that women were more interested and concerned with nature protection than men, and they were willing to take part in the survey, when approached, more often than men. This study helps to consider directions for further research in this area.

Public perception of nature conservation promotion in public spaces in Warsaw

Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Sciences

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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The purpose of this preliminary study was to learn about citizens’ perceptions of promotion activities related to wildlife and nature conservation in public...

Category	Proposed actions/activities	Number of replies
Species protection	mammals and birds feeding building animal booths/nests for bats and birds hotels for insects gateways and wildlife corridors road fencing controlled hunting/poaching	42
Areas of protection	establishment of national parks and reserves designation of protected areas protection of shelters and wintering areas against human intervention installation of soundproof screens	26
Funding	fundraising donating 1% of the annual tax financing specific protection measures or projects	19
Population size	monitoring of population size animal identification [tagging] reintroduction of endangered species	10
Society	foundations nongovernmental organizations education films on nature protection themed talks more frequent talk about endangered species	8

Public perception of nature conservation promotion in public spaces in Warsaw

Pubblicato online: 30 giu 2021

Pagine: 1 - 7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2021-0004

Parole chiave
nature conservation, biodiversity, public space, education, citizen perception

© 2021 Monika Strzelecka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Scope of conservation measures proposed by the respondents

Public perception of nature conservation promotion in public spaces in Warsaw

Pubblicato online: 30 giu 2021

Pagine: 1 - 7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2021-0004

Parole chiavenature conservation, biodiversity, public space, education, citizen perception

© 2021 Monika Strzelecka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Scope of conservation measures proposed by the respondents

Parole chiave
nature conservation, biodiversity, public space, education, citizen perception