National biodiversity strategies under-utilize the potential for individual behavior change

IF 4.9 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Science & Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103916

Julian Rode , Thais Moreno Soares , Agathe Colléony , Anne Turbe , Paul Chadwick , Melissa Marselle

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Abstract

Biodiversity conservation is increasingly recognized as a main challenge for the sustainability agenda. With humans at the epicenter of the biodiversity crisis, conserving nature requires changes in individual behavior. This study reveals gaps regarding the incorporation of behavior change into national biodiversity policy. A total of 1306 policy actions proposed by ten National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) from all world regions were coded for target actors, target behavior and responsible agents as well as the policy options, intervention types and behavioral determinants listed in the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) framework. Results show that only 11 % (n=148) of the policy actions specified individual behaviors and 10 % mentioned individual actors to be targeted. Only 3 % (n=36) of the policy actions were specific about how interventions and policies could enable individual behavior change. Policy actions targeting individual behavior change were aimed mostly at increasing people’s capabilities (i.e., providing information) or providing opportunities (i.e., resources), and rarely addressed the motivation of individuals. More attention and specificity regarding behavior change and better incorporation of the behavioral sciences can improve the effectiveness of national biodiversity strategies.

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国家生物多样性战略未充分利用个人行为改变的潜力

保护生物多样性日益被视为可持续发展议程的主要挑战。人类处于生物多样性危机的中心，保护自然需要改变个人行为。本研究揭示了在将行为改变纳入国家生物多样性政策方面存在的差距。对来自世界各地区的十个国家生物多样性战略和行动计划（NBSAP）提出的 1306 项政策行动进行了编码，包括目标行动者、目标行为和责任主体，以及行为改变轮（BCW）框架中列出的政策选择、干预类型和行为决定因素。结果表明，只有 11% 的政策行动（n=148）明确规定了个人行为，10% 的政策行动提到了要针对的个人行动者。只有 3%（n=36）的政策行动具体说明了干预措施和政策如何促进个人行为改变。针对个人行为改变的政策行动大多旨在提高人们的能力（即提供信息）或提供机会（即资源），很少涉及个人的动机。对行为改变给予更多关注，使其更加具体，并更好地融入行为科学，可以提高国家生物多样性战略的有效性。

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Environmental Science & Policy 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

10.90

自引率

8.30%

发文量

332

审稿时长

68 days

期刊介绍： Environmental Science & Policy promotes communication among government, business and industry, academia, and non-governmental organisations who are instrumental in the solution of environmental problems. It also seeks to advance interdisciplinary research of policy relevance on environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental pollution and wastes, renewable and non-renewable natural resources, sustainability, and the interactions among these issues. The journal emphasises the linkages between these environmental issues and social and economic issues such as production, transport, consumption, growth, demographic changes, well-being, and health. However, the subject coverage will not be restricted to these issues and the introduction of new dimensions will be encouraged.