comfort, to become aware of impacts of nature current development methods Yes Invasive weeds 1. Individual property Personal High Can cease, minimise – owners managing (recreation, disturbance causing activities. Need - Disturbance to wetlands firebreaks etc) for education native vegetation Yes 2. Individuals accessing Personal High can cease accessing – public wetlands (recreation) sensitive areas, keep to paths, tracks etc Yes 3. Government agencies Environmental Medium can implement measures – responsible for protection to reduce public access to sensitive managing access to areas. Also to provide education public wetlands services, interpretive signage. Limited capacity to directly affect the behaviour of individuals Yes Increased 1. Individual property Domestic use, High Needs education, but likely – groundwater owners extracting for recreation to change their behaviour, esp. extraction domestic use since water efficiency measures are readily available. Climate change 1. Consumers worldwide Livelihood, Medium Change needs to happen No – (reduced recreation, at the individual level, but a long it’s rainfall) general process with many individuals to sustenance influence 2. Companies worldwide Profit (cheaper Medium Proportionally large Maybe – to pollute) contributor to the problem. Public pressure to become more “green” 3. Governments Environmental Medium/High Pressure nationally Yes – worldwide protection and internationally to act; In the but conflicts government’s interest, with corporate interests Hunting (locally 1. Hunters along Sustenance, Medium Needs awareness raising No – & along migratory path recreation but unlikely to change behaviour migratory path) soon because of long-standing traditions and sustenance needs 2. Hunters locally Recreation High Needs awareness raising, Maybe – may be willing to change behaviour Pesticides from 1. Consumers Sustenance, Medium If made aware of the Yes – agriculture environmental threat, several will switch to other concern foods or organic foods. Potential to create more demand for organics.
comfort, nature to become aware of impacts of current development methods Invasive weeds - Disturbance to native vegetation 1. Individual property owners managing wetlands Personal (recreation, firebreaks etc) High – Can cease, minimise disturbance causing activities. Need for education Yes 2. Individuals accessing public wetlands Personal (recreation) High – can cease accessing sensitive areas, keep to paths, tracks etc Yes 3. Government agencies responsible for managing access to public wetlands Environmental protection Medium – can implement measures to reduce public access to sensitive areas. Also to provide education services, interpretive signage. Limited capacity to directly affect the behaviour of individuals Yes Increased groundwater extraction 1. Individual property owners extracting for domestic use Domestic use, recreation High – Needs education, but likely to change their behaviour, esp. since water efficiency measures are readily available. Yes Climate change (reduced rainfall) 1. Consumers worldwide Livelihood, recreation, general sustenance Medium – Change needs to happen at the individual level, but it’s a long process with many individuals to influence No 2. Companies worldwide Profit (cheaper to pollute) Medium – Proportionally large contributor to the problem. Public pressure to become more “green” Maybe 3. Governments worldwide Environmental protection Medium/High – Pressure nationally and internationally to act; In the government’s interest, but conflicts with corporate interests Yes Hunting (locally & along migratory path) 1. Hunters along migratory path Sustenance, recreation Medium – Needs awareness raising but unlikely to change behaviour soon because of long-standing traditions and sustenance needs No 2. Hunters locally Recreation High – Needs awareness raising, may be willing to change behaviour Maybe Pesticides from agriculture 1. Consumers Sustenance, environmental concern Medium – If made aware of the threat, several will switch to other foods or organic foods. Potential to create more demand for organics. Yes
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