Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation
Abstract As biodiversity loss and climate change accelerate, more people worldwide are engaging in conservation behaviors to “do their part.” Yet, individual behavior change alone is insufficient for the large‐scale, rapid change needed to address these crises. Relational organizing, which involves...
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| author | Megan S. Jones Rebecca M. Niemiec |
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| description | Abstract As biodiversity loss and climate change accelerate, more people worldwide are engaging in conservation behaviors to “do their part.” Yet, individual behavior change alone is insufficient for the large‐scale, rapid change needed to address these crises. Relational organizing, which involves individuals reaching out to others in their social network, can enhance the speed and scale of conservation behavior change and address the complex, collective action nature of many conservation problems. However, many people practicing conservation behaviors in their own lives do not engage in relational organizing about conservation issues. Here, we suggest this may be the result of specific social‐psychological factors inhibiting people from reaching out to others. We summarize the evidence and offer a research and practice agenda to prioritize (1) understanding the social‐psychological barriers that prevent relational organizing, and (2) addressing these barriers through targeted outreach interventions to help scale and accelerate community action for conservation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0acf2d2d99fe4926967d0f66d14782192023-02-03T05:35:49ZengWileyConservation Science and Practice2578-48542023-02-0152n/an/a10.1111/csp2.12880Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservationMegan S. Jones0Rebecca M. Niemiec1Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Department Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado USAHuman Dimensions of Natural Resources Department Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado USAAbstract As biodiversity loss and climate change accelerate, more people worldwide are engaging in conservation behaviors to “do their part.” Yet, individual behavior change alone is insufficient for the large‐scale, rapid change needed to address these crises. Relational organizing, which involves individuals reaching out to others in their social network, can enhance the speed and scale of conservation behavior change and address the complex, collective action nature of many conservation problems. However, many people practicing conservation behaviors in their own lives do not engage in relational organizing about conservation issues. Here, we suggest this may be the result of specific social‐psychological factors inhibiting people from reaching out to others. We summarize the evidence and offer a research and practice agenda to prioritize (1) understanding the social‐psychological barriers that prevent relational organizing, and (2) addressing these barriers through targeted outreach interventions to help scale and accelerate community action for conservation.https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12880behavior changeconservation social sciencepro‐environmental behaviorrelational organizingsocial diffusionsocial influence |
| spellingShingle | Megan S. Jones Rebecca M. Niemiec Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation Conservation Science and Practice behavior change conservation social science pro‐environmental behavior relational organizing social diffusion social influence |
| title | Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation |
| title_full | Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation |
| title_fullStr | Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation |
| title_short | Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation |
| title_sort | motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation |
| topic | behavior change conservation social science pro‐environmental behavior relational organizing social diffusion social influence |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12880 |
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