ERIKSSON, Louise; BOBERG, Johanna; CECH, Thomas L.; CORCOBADO, Tamara; DESPREZ-LOUSTAU, Marie Laure; HIETALA, Ari M.; JUNG, Marília Horta; JUNG, Thomas; LEHTIJARVI, Hatice Tuğba Doğmuş; OSKAY, Funda; SLAVOV, Slavtcho; SOLHEIM, Halvor; STENLID, Jan; OLIVA, Jonàs

doi:10.1007/s13280-018-1046-7

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ERIKSSON, Louise
Umeå University = Umeå Universitet

BOBERG, Johanna
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

CECH, Thomas L.
Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests Natural Hazards and Landscape

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AMBIO: A Journal of Environment and Society. 2019, vol. 48, n° 1, p. 1-12

Springer Verlag

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Political action can reduce introductions of diseases caused by invasive forest pathogens (IPs) and public support is important for effective prevention. The public’s awareness of IP problems and the acceptability of policies aiming to combat these pathogens were surveyed in nine European countries (N = 3469). Although awareness of specific diseases (e.g., ash dieback) varied, problem awareness and policy acceptability were similar across countries. The public was positive towards policies for informational measures and stricter standards for plant production, but less positive towards restricting public access to protected areas. Multilevel models, including individual and country level variables, revealed that media exposure was positively associated with awareness of IP problems, and strengthened the link between problem awareness and policy acceptability. Results suggest that learning about IPs through the media and recognizing the associated problems increase policy acceptability. Overall, the study elaborates on the anthropogenic dimension of diseases caused by IPs.< Réduire

Mots clés en anglais

media

mulltilevel models

problem awareness

risk experience

tree diseases

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1046-7

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Responses of European Forests and Society to Invasive Pathogens

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BioGeCo (Biodiversité Gènes & Communautés) - UMR 1202