Teenage Dreams: Can Adolescent Aspirations be Used to Inform New Conservation Initiatives in Kazakhstan? - Sophie Elliot, MSc Thesis
This thesis aims to investigate this absence, coupling new behaviour-change methodologies sourced from the psychology sector with interviews from teenagers in the saiga range state of rural Kazakhstan and questionnaires by active saiga conservationists; using these three sources of information to conceive new engagement initiatives for the Saiga Conservation Alliance to implement with teenagers to benefit conservation of the saiga antelope.
Human behaviour is the key driver of all major threats to the natural environment. Recognising its importance is fundamental if conservation practitioners are to tackle biodiversity loss and implement successful solutions.