We take a leaf out of the quiz show playbook to explore insights from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Audiences and others around nature.
- How much do audiences care about nature?
- What’s the gap between what they think they know and reality?
- And what’s the best way to engage them?
Commissioner reflections from:
Climate Creatives Nature Quiz: Sources
Question 1: What % of the UK population thinks nature is stable healthy or thriving?
Answer from: Nationally representative online survey for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Audiences by GfK, Jan 2024.
Question 2: 85% of people in the UK say they value nature and the natural world (Nationally representative online survey for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Audiences by GfK, Jan 2024). What proportion reports that they either infrequently or never listen to birdsong?
Answer from: University of Derby/National Trust , 2020.
Bird song, and other woodland sounds, have been found to be 30% better at increasing relaxation than a meditation app, , September 2019.
Question 3: What has the biggest impact on wellbeing?
Answer from: Pritchard, A., Richardson, M., Sheffield, D, & McEwan, K. (2019). . Journal of Happiness Studies, 1-23. Quoted in Universty of Derby/National Trust, , 2021.
Question 4: Which age group say they would most like to be more connected to nature?
Answer from: Nationally representative online survey for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Audiences by GfK, Spring 2023 + information on adolescents’ disconnection from nature from University of Derby/National Trust, , 2021.
Question 5: How much is knowledge linked to behaviour change?
Answer: Nisa, C. F., Bélanger, J. J., Schumpe, B. M., & Faller, D. G. (2019). . Nature communications, 10(1), 1-13. And see also Otto, S., & Pensini, P. (2017). . Global Environmental Change, 47, 88-94.
Evidence from 75 studies has shown a causal link between nature connection and pro-environmental behaviours. Mackay, C. M., & Schmitt, M. T. (2019. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 65 101323. Quoted in Universty of Derby/National Trust, , 2021.
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