Faculty of Forest Sciences and Conservation of Nature, University of Chile, Santa Rosa 11315, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile.
Environ Monit Assess. 2018 Mar 10;190(4):207. doi: 10.1007/s10661-018-6588-4.
In most conservation programs that include public participation, the word "biodiversity" is used. However, many variables influence the public understanding of the term and determine what biodiversity means to local stakeholders. Those representations of the concept must be addressed and included in conservation actions. We asked 47 local stakeholders in a biosphere reserve (BR) located in a biodiversity hotspot in South America, for whom the conservation of biodiversity is not the main focus of interest, to explain how they understand the term "biodiversity." Twenty-two different definitions were provided, ranging from purely ecological concepts to the human dimension. Although the diversity of animals and plants was the most frequently mentioned concept, the variety of concepts that emerged suggested that more explicit examples of social constructions must be considered in public participatory projects and environmental education programs. Actors living in a close relationship with nature provide a greater diversity of elements in defining biodiversity, visualizing ecological but also instrumental values.
在大多数包含公众参与的保护计划中，都会使用“生物多样性”一词。然而，许多变量会影响公众对该术语的理解，并决定生物多样性对当地利益相关者的意义。这些概念的代表性必须得到解决，并纳入保护行动中。我们要求位于南美洲生物多样性热点地区的生物圈保护区（BR）的 47 名当地利益相关者解释他们如何理解“生物多样性”一词。他们对生物多样性的保护并不是主要关注的焦点。共提供了 22 个不同的定义，范围从纯粹的生态概念到人类维度。尽管动植物的多样性是最常被提及的概念，但出现的各种概念表明，在公众参与项目和环境教育计划中必须考虑更明确的社会建构实例。与自然关系密切的行为者在定义生物多样性时提供了更多样化的元素，使生态和工具价值形象化。
