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1. Planning Educational Activities and Teaching Strategies on Constructing a Conservation Educational Module

Author

Dimopoulos, Dimitrios I., Paraskevopoulos, Stefanos, and Pantis, John D.

Abstract

This paper describes the design of an educational module which aims to raise awareness and change the attitudes of elementary school students about focal endangered species in protected areas. The proposed design builds on, and extends the General Teaching Model. The educational module which was developed through this approach was pilot-tested in two Greek elementary school classes, involving 29 students who provided their opinion through a questionnaire. The results verify that the educational module had a significant effect on the cognitive level and the attitudes of the students. Therefore, it is argued that the proposed design approach can form the basis for the development of educational activities and strategies which can raise awareness and change the attitudes of elementary school students about the conservation of endangered species. It can also be used in non-formal educational settings, such as National Marine Parks. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)

Published
2009

5. The Cognitive and Attitudinal Effects of a Conservation Educational Module on Elementary School Students

Author

Dimopoulos, Dimitrios, Paraskevopoulos, Stefanos, and Pantis, John D.

Abstract

The ability of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ) in Greece to protect an important sea turtle rookery will ultimately depend on the level of local support and involvement that it receives. Therefore, it is essential for environmental educators to generate among local inhabitants, starting at early ages, positive attitudes concerning the NMPZ. The authors designed a conservation educational module, with 15 activities, to affect knowledge and attitudes of elementary school students. The authors used a quasi-experimental design for summative evaluation with a pretest-posttest control and experimental group to measure the effects on 4 dependent variables: (a) knowledge, (b) understanding and concern, (c) locus of control, and (d) verbal commitment. The survey instrument comprised 32 items that the authors divided into 4 subscales that measured the dependent variables. In total, 332 elementary school students--162 girls and 170 boys, 11-13 years of age--from 21 classes and 15 schools participated. The results indicated a significant effect on knowledge (low pretest scores), but not on attitudes (high pretest scores). However, posttest correlations in the experimental group indicated that as knowledge level increased, students' (a) locus of control and (b) understanding and concern for the sea turtle issue became more defensible. The study thus provides a model for environmental educators to design conservation education modules to foster positive attitudes in managing endangered species in protected areas. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)

Published
2008
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11. Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Sea Turtles in Elementary Students on Zakynthos, Greece.

Author

Dimopoulos, Dimitrios I. and Pantis, John D.

Abstract

Utilizes a 32-item survey instrument to measure knowledge and attitudes of 5th and 6th grade students regarding sea turtle conservation on Zakynthos, Greece. Results indicate low knowledge scores and high scores for attitudes, but an overall positive correlation between knowledge and attitudes. Knowledge, understanding and/or concern, and locus of control significantly correlated with grade level. (Contains 69 references.) (Author/NB)

Published
2003

28. The cognitive and attitudinal effects of a conservation educational module on elementary school students

Author

Dimopoulos, Dimitrios, Paraskevopoulos, Stefanos, and Pantis, John D.

Subjects
Elementary school students -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Elementary school students -- Environmental aspects, Marine resources conservation -- Study and teaching, Environmental education -- Curricula, Education, Environmental issues
Abstract

ABSTRACT: The ability of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ) in Greece to protect an important sea turtle rookery will ultimately depend on the level of local support and [...]

Published
2008

31. Knowledge and attitudes regarding sea turtles in elementary students on Zakynthos, Greece

Author

Dimopoulos, Dimitrios I. and Pantis, John D.

Subjects
Environmental education -- Research, Environmental movement -- Study and teaching, Sea turtles -- Protection and preservation, Sea turtles -- Public opinion, Sea turtles -- Research, Students -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Education, Environmental issues
Abstract

ABSTRACT: The authors constructed a 32-item survey instrument to measure knowledge and aspects of attitudes (issue understanding and concern, locus of control, and verbal commitment) regarding sea turtle conservation on [...]

Published
2003

41. Public Participation and Environmental Justice in Biodiversity Governance in Finland, Greece, Poland and the UK

Author

Paloniemi, Riikka, primary, Apostolopoulou, Evangelia, additional, Cent, Joanna, additional, Bormpoudakis, Dimitrios, additional, Scott, Anna, additional, Grodzińska‐Jurczak, Malgorzata, additional, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, additional, Koivulehto, Miska, additional, Pietrzyk‐Kaszyńska, Agata, additional, and Pantis, John D., additional

Published
2015
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42. Vegetation coverage change in the EU: patterns inside and outside Natura 2000 protected areas

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Kallimanis, Athanasios S., Touloumis, Konstantinos, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Apostolopoulou, Evangelia, Mazaris, Antonios D., Stefanidou, Sofia, Scott, Anna V., Potts, Simon G., Pantis, John D., Kallimanis, Athanasios S., Touloumis, Konstantinos, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Apostolopoulou, Evangelia, Mazaris, Antonios D., Stefanidou, Sofia, Scott, Anna V., Potts, Simon G., and Pantis, John D.

Abstract

EU conservation policy is primarily based on the Natura 2000 network of protected areas (PAs). We analyzed the land-cover changes between 2000 and 2006 inside 25,703 Natura 2000 sites in 24 EU Member States, and compared them with those observed outside the PAs. At the EU level, ‘Artificial surfaces’ and ‘Agricultural areas’ exhibit lower rates of transformation within PAs than outside. ‘Forests and semi-natural areas’ marginally increased inside PAs, while they marginally decreased outside. In States that joined the EU before 2000, landscape transformation rates were low, and inside PAs ‘Forest’ preservation was accompanied with a shift from intensive agricultural practices ‘Permanent arable land’ to more diverse ‘Agricultural mosaics’. In new Member States (most of them located in Eastern Europe), there was agricultural abandonment, with conversion to ‘Artificial surfaces’ or ‘Natural vegetation’, both within and outside PAs. Broad scale EU policies (like the Common Agricultural Policy) and socio-economic drivers (like the transition from planned to market economy) seem to be dominant factors in explaining land-cover transformations, while conservation policies may moderate these trends inside PAs.

Published
2014

43. An approach to analysing scale-sensitivity and scale-effectiveness of governance in biodiversity conservation

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Padt, F.J.G, Opdam, P.F.M, Polman, N.B.P, Termeer, C.J.A.M, Primmer, Eeva, Paloniemi, Riikka, Mathevet, Raphel, Apostolopoulou, Evangelia, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Ring, Irene, Kettunen, Marianne, Similä, Jukka, Cent, Joanna, Grodzi?ska-Jurczak, Malgorzata, Koellner, Thomas, Antunes, P, Pantis, John D., Potts, Simon G., Santos, Rui, Padt, F.J.G, Opdam, P.F.M, Polman, N.B.P, Termeer, C.J.A.M, Primmer, Eeva, Paloniemi, Riikka, Mathevet, Raphel, Apostolopoulou, Evangelia, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Ring, Irene, Kettunen, Marianne, Similä, Jukka, Cent, Joanna, Grodzi?ska-Jurczak, Malgorzata, Koellner, Thomas, Antunes, P, Pantis, John D., Potts, Simon G., and Santos, Rui

Abstract

The governance of global environmental challenges has been conceptualized comprehensively and often accurately, but it is often difficult to design institutions that provide incentives for conservation and, at the same time, control for reaching the targets across scales, utilizing available knowledge and satisfying multiple interests. This chapter analyses four governance mechanisms in biodiversity conservation: (i) command and control; (ii) planning and management: (iii) market-oriented mechanisms and economic instruments; and (iv) collaborative and participatory. It discusses the ways in which these mechanisms emphasize control and adaptiveness. The analysis utilizes governance literature and secondary material on illustrative biodiversity governance examples in different areas in Europe. The chapter draws conclusions for scale-sensitive and scale-effective analysis and policy

Published
2014

44. Fragmentation across spatial scales

Author

Henle, Klaus, Potts, Simon G., Kunin, William, Matsinos, Yiannis, Similä, Jukka, Pantis, John D., Grobelnik, Vesna, Penev, Lyubomir, Settele, Josef, Scott, Anna V., Touloumis, Konstantinos, Lehsten, Veiko, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Henle, Klaus, Potts, Simon G., Kunin, William, Matsinos, Yiannis, Similä, Jukka, Pantis, John D., Grobelnik, Vesna, Penev, Lyubomir, Settele, Josef, Scott, Anna V., Touloumis, Konstantinos, Lehsten, Veiko, and Tzanopoulos, Joseph

Published
2014

45. Confronting and Coping with Uncertainty in Biodiversity Research and Praxis

Author

Haila, Yrjö, Henle, Klaus, Apostolopoulou, Evangelia, Cent, Joanna, Framstad, Erik, Goerg, Cristoph, Jax, Kurt, Klenke, Reinhard, Magnuson, William, Matsinos, Yiannis, Mueller, Birgit, Paloniemi, Riikka, Pantis, John D., Rauschmayer, Felix, Ring, Irene, Similä, Jukka, Touloumis, Konstantinos, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Pe'er, Guy, Haila, Yrjö, Henle, Klaus, Apostolopoulou, Evangelia, Cent, Joanna, Framstad, Erik, Goerg, Cristoph, Jax, Kurt, Klenke, Reinhard, Magnuson, William, Matsinos, Yiannis, Mueller, Birgit, Paloniemi, Riikka, Pantis, John D., Rauschmayer, Felix, Ring, Irene, Similä, Jukka, Touloumis, Konstantinos, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, and Pe'er, Guy

Abstract

This paper summarises discussions in a workshop entitled “exploring uncertainties in biodiversity science, policy and management”. It draws together experiences gained by scientists and scholars when encountering and coping with different types of uncertainty in their work in the field of biodiversity protection. The discussion covers all main phases of scientific work: field work and data analysis; methodologies; setting goals for research projects, taking simultaneously into account the agency of scientists conducting the work; developing communication with policy-makers and society at large; and giving arguments for the societal relevance of the issues. The paper concludes with a plea for collaborative learning that would build upon close cooperation among specialists who have developed expertise in different fields in research, management and politics.

Published
2014

46. Conceptual framework and typology of drivers

Author

Henle, Klaus, Potts, Simon G., Kunin, William, Matsinos, Yiannis, Similä, Jukka, Pantis, John D., Grobelnik, Vesna, Penev, Lyubomir, Settele, Josef, Marty, Pascal, Daeden, Jonathan, Mouttet, Raphaëlle, Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N., Mathevet, Raphel, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Henle, Klaus, Potts, Simon G., Kunin, William, Matsinos, Yiannis, Similä, Jukka, Pantis, John D., Grobelnik, Vesna, Penev, Lyubomir, Settele, Josef, Marty, Pascal, Daeden, Jonathan, Mouttet, Raphaëlle, Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N., Mathevet, Raphel, and Tzanopoulos, Joseph

Published
2014

47. Scaling of drivers of change across administrative levels

Author

Henle, Klaus, Potts, Simon G., Kunin, William, Matsinos, Yiannis, Similä, Jukka, Pantis, John D., Grobelnik, Vesna, Penev, Lyubomir, Settele, Josef, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Mouttet, Raphaëlle, Letourneau, Aurelien, Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N., Mathevet, Raphel, Marty, Pascal, Henle, Klaus, Potts, Simon G., Kunin, William, Matsinos, Yiannis, Similä, Jukka, Pantis, John D., Grobelnik, Vesna, Penev, Lyubomir, Settele, Josef, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Mouttet, Raphaëlle, Letourneau, Aurelien, Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N., Mathevet, Raphel, and Marty, Pascal

Published
2014

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