When a major new crisis breaks out—like a global pandemic or an economic collapse—what happens to our worries about other everyday risks? Historically, there have been two competing psychological theories answering this question. The first is the popular "finite pool of worry" hypothesis, which suggests that humans have a limited emotional capacity for anxiety; when... Continue Reading →
Engaging stakeholders is essential: The coproduction of knowledge and transdisciplinary approaches are suggested as promising means to deliver relevant, credible, and legitimate outcomes to increase the impact of ecosystem services assessments. On a national level, consultations with key actors can help address the gap between ecosystem services knowledge and its implementation policy, decision-making, and practice.... Continue Reading →
In our recent blog post we argued that engaging in climate adaptation does not undermine the willingness of individuals to engage in climate mitigation and vice versa. In another study that is currently under review in a peer-reviewed journal (preprint of this study is linked here) we studied what values are typically associated with individual... Continue Reading →
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