Multiple crises in mind, biodiversity out of sight? Insights from a behavioral study in Germany

Sven Gruener, Ilkhom Soliev and Frauke Pirscher

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Abstract: Biodiversity loss is one of the key challenges of our time. This paper explores how negative information due to other societal challenges influences attention toward biodiversity loss. With the help of an information provision experiment, we remind experimental participants recruited from the general population of Germany of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine. We find less priority given to biodiversity loss after being reminded of these societal crises. However, this effect is both low in magnitude and not statistically significant at any conventional level. In contrast, personal importance of biodiversity to individuals is a much stronger behavioral predictor.

Date: 2024-01-30
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