Understanding how nature works: Five pathways towards a more ecologically literate world

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Understanding how nature works: Five pathways towards a more ecologically literate world – A perspective
Austral Ecology ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2020-03-25 , DOI: 10.1111/aec.12883
Sheryn Dee Pitman ₁ , Christopher Brian Daniels ₁

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The sustainability of human life on Earth depends upon the integrity of the relationship between humanity and nature. Natural systems support humanity, and knowledge and understanding of how nature works form the foundation of ecological literacy. It is ecological literacy, and science literacy in general, that underpins our capacity as humans to make well‐informed decisions about how to live in sustainable ways. It is of concern that levels of ecological knowledge and understanding within many contemporary human communities may be too low to enable effective decision‐making in support of sustainable human settlements. Our concern led to an exploration of the concept of ecological literacy and the assessment of a sample of South Australian adults. We found that while ecological literacy can vary significantly in correlation with a range of socio‐demographic and psychographic characteristics, no one factor is necessarily more critical than another. Based on this work, we have identified five pathways for growing eco‐literate communities. While the patterns and drivers of ecological knowledge and understanding naturally vary between cultures and communities, our findings certainly invite serious consideration for a society, and indeed a world, that aspires to cultivate informed citizenry, leadership and governance with capacity for building sustainable human settlements.

中文翻译：

理解自然的运作方式：通向更具生态素养的世界的五种途径-观点

地球上人类生命的可持续性取决于人类与自然之间关系的完整性。自然系统支持人类，对自然运作方式的了解和理解构成了生态素养的基础。生态素养和科学素养总体上增强了我们作为人类就如何以可持续方式生活做出明智决定的能力。令人关切的是，许多当代人类社区内部的生态知识和了解水平可能太低，无法进行有效的决策以支持可持续的人类住区。我们的关注导致对生态素养概念的探索和对南澳大利亚成年人样本的评估。我们发现，虽然生态素养与一系列社会人口统计学和心理特征具有显着相关性，但没有一个因素比另一个因素更重要。基于这项工作，我们确定了发展生态文化社区的五种途径。虽然文化知识和理解的模式和驱动因素在不同文化和社区之间自然存在差异，但我们的发现无疑会引起对一个社会乃至整个世界的认真考虑，这个世界渴望培养有能力建设可持续人类住区的知情公民，领导才能和治理。

更新日期：2020-03-25

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