通过生态系统恢复去除二氧化碳:公众的看法和政治参与
Annegret Kuhn1, Christine Merk2, Andrea Wunsch3
1Center for Ocean and Society, Kiel University, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Neufeldtstr. 10, 24118, Kiel, Germany.
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|August 23, 2024
概括
公众对生态系统恢复二氧化碳吸收的看法各不相同. 虽然森林很受欢迎,但泥炭地和海草鲜为人知,但所有恢复都被看作是积极的. 专家主导的决策优先于广泛的公民参与.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
- 公共感知研究 公共感知研究
背景情况:
- 生态系统的恢复对于增加二氧化碳 (CO2) 的吸收至关重要.
- 了解公众的看法对于成功实施修复项目至关重要.
- 德国是研究生态系统恢复政策的关键背景.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较公众对恢复不同生态系统在德国二氧化碳吸收的看法.
- 分析信息提供对有关修复的公众意见的影响.
- 了解生态系统治理中的决策过程的偏好.
主要方法:
- 利用焦点小组收集关于公众认知的深入定性数据.
- 进行了一般人口调查,以获得更广泛的定量见解.
- 参与者对恢复的额外信息和没有额外信息的意见进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 森林恢复非常受欢迎;泥炭地唤起了负面的关联,海草在焦点组参与者中基本上是未知的.
- 尽管熟悉度不同,但所有研究生态系统的恢复都得到了积极的接待.
- 调查受访者,没有额外的信息,显示了更狭窄的观点,专注于植树.
- 焦点小组参与者倾向于专家领导的修复决策,不信任政客的技术能力.
- 与政策建议相反,参与者没有强调公民参与,土地使用冲突和补偿.
结论:
- 公众对生态系统恢复的看法是微妙的,受到熟悉和信息的影响.
- 人们更喜欢由专家主导的决策,这表明他们可能低估了生态系统治理中的政治复杂性.
- 调查结果表明,公众的理解与有效生态系统管理所需的复杂谈判过程之间存在差距.
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