You don't need to know nature to love it, according to new study

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A common belief in nature conservation is that people need to "know nature" in order to care about it. However, new research has found that farmers in the Brazilian Amazon can develop strong connections with nature despite having little knowledge of local biodiversity -- in this case local bird species.

The study, led by researchers at UK and Brazilian institutions, and published in the journal People and Nature, examined the psychological attachment to nature amongst non-indigenous farmers who have settled in the Transamazon Highway region, an area of the Amazon that is experiencing deforestation.

The majority of farmers expressed views that indicated a strong connection with nature, despite recognising fewer than half of the species in the survey. The research, which involved interviews with 227 farmers, found that knowledge of birds and nature connection were not correlated, and they did not have any predictors in common.

The Amazon rainforest is under threat from deforestation and climate change, and its farm-forest frontiers are suffering from intense habitat and biodiversity loss. Therefore, understanding the feelings and motivations of its farmers is vital as studies have shown that farmers who care strongly about nature are more likely to engage in conservation.

 Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210209204133.htm

[dynamite 66,898]

Just like you don't need to understand a pineapple to eat a banana 

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[Oriane 22,815]

That's a weird belief, I think with just like everything, you don't need to be knowledgeable in it to love it 

[Galactastica 318]

I'm a park ranger and I'm surprised this is news to anyone. Most American's know a surprisingly little amount about nature, yet most, especially white people, love it. This is like saying water is wet