You don't need to know nature to love it - study
Research involving farmers in Brazilian Amazon is first of its kind in Global South A common belief in nature conservation is that people need to “know nature” in order to care about it. However, new research has found that farmers in the Brazilian Amazon can develop strong connections with nature despite having little knowledge of local biodiversity – in this case local bird species. The study, led by researchers at UK and Brazilian institutions, and published in the journal People and Nature, examined the psychological attachment to nature amongst non-indigenous farmers who have settl...
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