Banca de DEFESA: CAREN QUEIROZ SOUZA

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : CAREN QUEIROZ SOUZA
DATE: 31/01/2024
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: IBUFBA
TITLE:

Conservation and Human Sciences: An interdisciplinary dialogue to understand sociopsychological factors related to pollinator conservation.

KEY WORDS:

Conservation Social Science, citizen science, pro-pollinators behaviour, pro-environmental behaviour, agriculture, Theory of Planned Behaviour

PAGES: 159
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Ecologia
SUBÁREA: Ecologia Aplicada
SUMMARY:

Insects decline negatively affects the provision of ecosystem services, stability of biological communities, as well as the food-production for humanity. Threats to pollinators are already documented in the literature, although with gaps regarding the size of the impact on different spatial and temporal scales. Among these threats are habitat loss – mainly due to the expansion and intensification of agriculture – the use of pesticides, climate change, and invasive species. Some solutions aimed at protecting and increasing pollinator populations in the face of such threats, as well as maintaining the richness of their communities, have already been established. However, the development and implementation of these solutions are extremely complex and depend on various factors ranging from data input to generate ecological evidence on the status of pollinators to people's engagement in pro-pollinator actions. In the field of Ecology and Conservation Biology, various approaches are used for this purpose. However, there is a deficit of studies aimed at understanding how social and behavioural aspects affect the application and implementation of solutions for engaging people in such actions. This thesis aims to investigate socio-psychological factors related to pollinator conservation through an interdisciplinary approach under Conservation Social Science approach, covering two major themes: Citizen Science and Agriculture. For Citizen Science, I investigated the similarities and differences in the views of coordinators of projects focused on pollinating insects on the importance of citizen science for pollinator conservation. To do so, I used the Q Methodology to perform a quali-quantitative analysis with coordinators in Brazil and the United Kingdom. Moving on to Agriculture, I used the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to quantify the determinants of the intention to plant flowers as pollen and nectar resources in cultivation areas among farmers in the United Kingdom. Based on the results found, we present some recommendations to guide conservation actions in agricultural environments that encourage ecological intensification of agriculture. In summary, this thesis provides evidence on socio-psychological variables that serve both to guide pollinator conservation actions and to implement actions already advocated in Ecology as necessary responses to the conservation of pollinating insects.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interno - 1099875 - PEDRO LUIS BERNARDO DA ROCHA
Interno - 1090422 - CHARBEL NINO EL HANI
Interno - 3062840 - BRUNO VILELA DE MORAES E SILVA
Interna - ***.779.391-** - BLANDINA FELIPE VIANA - UFBA
Externa à Instituição - RENATA PARDINI
Externa à Instituição - MARIA CARMEN DE MELLO LEMOS
Externa à Instituição - SHEINA KOFFLER
Externa à Instituição - NÍRVIA RAVENA