Public Understanding of Science ( IF 3.702 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-17 , DOI: 10.1177/0963662521992508 Sara Moreno-Tarín 1 , Tatiana Pina 1 , Martí Domínguez 1
This study shows how cartoonists use iconic and stereotypical animals in their works to reflect society’s knowledge about the effects of climate change. Studying 1022 climate change cartoons including depictions of animals, we noticed that there is very little biodiversity depicted in cartoons. Cartoonists generally avoid using animals indigenous to their own countries; this point is especially true regarding the low presence of insects and other invertebrates. This text also encourages cartoonists to adhere to some recommendations to improve climate change communication. These guidelines are (1) using indigenous wildlife, (2) depicting invertebrate wildlife, (3) improving their knowledge about the biogeographical distribution of each species to avoid spreading misconceptions and (4) developing climate change communication from a positive point of view, appealing to potential improvements against the climate crisis, both for humans and for the rest of the species.
中文翻译:
天壤之别,连在一起:气候变化漫画中的熊、企鹅和生物多样性
这项研究展示了漫画家如何在他们的作品中使用标志性和刻板印象的动物来反映社会对气候变化影响的认识。研究了 1022 幅气候变化漫画,包括对动物的描绘,我们注意到漫画中描绘的生物多样性非常少。漫画家通常避免使用本国本土的动物;关于昆虫和其他无脊椎动物的低存在,这一点尤其正确。本文还鼓励漫画家坚持一些建议,以改善气候变化的交流。这些指南是(1)使用本土野生动物,(2)描绘无脊椎动物的野生动物,