TY - JOUR
T1 - Unpacking the people-biodiversity paradox
T2 - A conceptual framework
AU - Pett, Tristan J.
AU - Shwartz, Assaf
AU - Irvine, Katherine N.
AU - Dallimer, Martin
AU - Davies, Zoe G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - Global phenomena, including urbanization, agricultural intensification, and biotic homogenization, have led to extensive ecosystem degradation, species extinctions, and, consequently, a reduction in biodiversity. However, although it is now widely asserted in the research, policy, and practice arenas that interacting with nature is fundamental to human health and well-being, there is a paucity of nuanced evidence characterizing how the living components of nature, biodiversity, play a role in this accepted truth. Understanding these human-biodiversity relationships is essential if the conservation agenda is to be aligned successfully with that of public health by policymakers and practitioners. Here, we show that an apparent "people-biodiversity paradox" is emerging from the literature, comprising a mismatch between (a) people's biodiversity preferences and how these inclinations relate to personal subjective well-being and (b) the limited ability of individuals to accurately perceive the biodiversity surrounding them. In addition, we present a conceptual framework for understanding the complexity underpinning human-biodiversity interactions.
AB - Global phenomena, including urbanization, agricultural intensification, and biotic homogenization, have led to extensive ecosystem degradation, species extinctions, and, consequently, a reduction in biodiversity. However, although it is now widely asserted in the research, policy, and practice arenas that interacting with nature is fundamental to human health and well-being, there is a paucity of nuanced evidence characterizing how the living components of nature, biodiversity, play a role in this accepted truth. Understanding these human-biodiversity relationships is essential if the conservation agenda is to be aligned successfully with that of public health by policymakers and practitioners. Here, we show that an apparent "people-biodiversity paradox" is emerging from the literature, comprising a mismatch between (a) people's biodiversity preferences and how these inclinations relate to personal subjective well-being and (b) the limited ability of individuals to accurately perceive the biodiversity surrounding them. In addition, we present a conceptual framework for understanding the complexity underpinning human-biodiversity interactions.
KW - conservation biology
KW - cultural ecosystem services
KW - green space
KW - human well-being
KW - nature
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84994143405&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/biosci/biw036
DO - 10.1093/biosci/biw036
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AN - SCOPUS:84994143405
SN - 0006-3568
VL - 66
SP - 576
EP - 583
JO - BioScience
JF - BioScience
IS - 7
ER -