What Motivates Nature Volunteers and How Is the Nature Status on the Areas They Manage?
UNIVERSITY OF COPENH AGEN What motivates nature volunteers and how is the nature status on the areas they manage? - A case study of Danish grazing organizations and open natural habitats Sari Frank Madsen Master thesis 60 ECTS Supervisors: Jesper Sølver Schou, Niels Strange and Flemming Ekelund Departments: Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) and Biology Submitted 3th of September 2018 Preface This project came to life, in connection with the completion of my master thesis in biology (ecology) from the University of Copenhagen and a personal interest in behaviour and biological diversity. As human impact on nature expand and biodiversity decline, we need to find viable action making coexistence possible. I constructed an interdisciplinary study, concerned around vegetation status of open natural habitats and the motivation among nature volunteers. It is my hope to clarify motivation among people volunteering for nature and if possible connect it to the status of the areas they manage. I would like to extend my greatest gratitude to members of Arrenaes grazing organization, Bondemosens grazing organization, Copenhagen grazing organization Dalbyhoj grazing organization, Furesoe grazing organization, Hjortespring nature conservation association, Hojmosen grazing organization, Jyllinge Holme sheep association, Kasted fen grazing and conservation organization, Kelleris grazing organization, Kodriverne, Konusserne, Munksoegaard grazing organization, Nivaa sheep breeding association, Petersminde grazing organization, Saerlose grassland forest boar and grazing organization, Slaglunde grazing organization, Slotsmosens grazing organization, Soellerod nature conservation- & grazing organization, Sondermarkens grazing organization, Soroe grazing organization, Svogerslev grazing organization, Taarnby conservation organization, The grazing organization of Avedoere salt meadow and Utterlev grazing organization participating in this project, without you this could not have been done.
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