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18%
0%
82%
0%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
I would say it to my parents
I would say it to my teacher
I would say that to the mayor
Nothing
Fig. 14 How participants will act if they would see someone causing pollution in their region, after
attending the summer camp
23%
45%
32%
0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
I would say it to my teacher and I
would try to convince her to go to the
mayor and tell him our complaints
I would write a letter to the mayor and
tell him my complaints
I would say it to my parents and I
would try to convince them to speak to
the mayor
Nothing
Fig. 15 How participants will act if they had some complaints about an environmental issue of
their region, after attending the summer camp
school teacher to start an environmental newspaper dealing with the environmental
issues of their region, even at cost of their free time.
7 Discussion
Participating in nature-based summer camps enhances the connectedness with the
natural environment, increases environmental knowledge, attitude and behavior
(Garner et al. 2015). Obviously in Nestorio’s environmental summer camp there was
a change on trainees’ knowledge, attitudes and behavior towards the environmental
issues, after attending this specific environmental program.
C. Skanavis et al.
18%
0%
82%
0%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
I would say it to my parents
I would say it to my teacher
I would say that to the mayor
Nothing
Fig. 14 How participants will act if they would see someone causing pollution in their region, after
attending the summer camp
23%
45%
32%
0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
I would say it to my teacher and I
would try to convince her to go to the
mayor and tell him our complaints
I would write a letter to the mayor and
tell him my complaints
I would say it to my parents and I
would try to convince them to speak to
the mayor
Nothing
Fig. 15 How participants will act if they had some complaints about an environmental issue of
their region, after attending the summer camp
school teacher to start an environmental newspaper dealing with the environmental
issues of their region, even at cost of their free time.
7 Discussion
Participating in nature-based summer camps enhances the connectedness with the
natural environment, increases environmental knowledge, attitude and behavior
(Garner et al. 2015). Obviously in Nestorio’s environmental summer camp there was
a change on trainees’ knowledge, attitudes and behavior towards the environmental
issues, after attending this specific environmental program.