Linking Biodiversity and Human Health to Achieve Sustainability
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Pace P (2009) Emerging from Limbo: environmental education in Malta. In: Taylor N, Littledyke
M, Eames C, Coll RK (eds) Environmental education in context: an international perspective on
the development of environmental education. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, pp 73–81
Pardo-de-Santayana M, Macía MJ (2015) The benefits of traditional knowledge. Nature
518(7540):487–488
Patel A, Kolt GS, Keogh JWL, Schofield GM (2012) The green prescription and older adults: what
do general practitioners see as barriers? J Primary Health Care 4(4):320–327. https://doi.org/10.
1071/hc12320
Pearson N, Timperio A, Salmon J, Crawford D, Biddle SJH (2009) Family influences on children’s
physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6(34). https://
doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-6-34
Sandifer PA, Sutton-Grier AE, Ward BP (2015) Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: opportunities to enhance health and
biodiversity conservation. Ecosyst Serv 12:1–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.12.007
Smith JR, Louis WR (2009) Group norms and the attitude-behaviour relationship. Soc Pers Psychol
Compass 3(1):19–35. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00161.x
Soga M, Gaston KJ (2016) Extinction of experience: the loss of human-nature interactions. Front
Ecol Environ 14(2):94–101. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1225
Soga M, Gaston KJ, Koyanagi TF, Kurisu K, Hanaki K (2016a) Urban residents’ perceptions of
neighbourhood nature: does the extinction of experience matter? Biol Cons 203:143–150. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.020
Soga M, Gaston KJ, Yamaura Y, Kurisu K, Hanaki K (2016) Both direct and vicarious experiences
of nature affect children’s willingness to conserve biodiversity. Int J Environ Res Public Health
13(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13060529
State of NSW and Office of Environment and Heritage (2017) Who cares about the environment?
Stevens DT, Lanfranco E, Mallia A, Schembri PJ (1995) Biodiversity conservation and utilisation
in the Maltese Islands. Identifying and monitoring biodiversity and its utilizations in commonwealth Small Island developing states, November. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123
456789/21112
Tsao TM, Tsai MJ, Wang YN, Lin HL, Wu CF, Hwang JS, Su TC et al (2014) The health effects
of a forest environment on subclinical cardiovascular disease and heath-related quality of life.
PLoS ONE 9(7):11–13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103231
Vaughn S, Schumm JS, Sinagub J (1996) Focus group interviews in education and psychology.
Focus group interviews in education and psychology. SAGE Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452243641
Waas T, Verbruggen A, Wright T (2010) University research for sustainable development: definition
and characteristics explored. J Clean Prod 18:629–636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.
09.017
Wall DH, Nielsen UN, Six J (2015) Soil biodiversity and human health. Nature 528(7580):69–76.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15744
Wang W, Wang Y, Li Z, Wei C, Zhao J, Sun L (2017) Effect of a strengthened ecological floating
bed on the purification of urban landscape water supplied with reclaimed water. Sci Total Environ
623:1630–1639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.035
Worthy DA, Gorlick MA, Pacheco JL, Schnyer DM, Maddox WT (2011) With age comes wisdom:
decision-making in younger and older adults. Psychol Sci 22(11). https://doi.org/10.1177/095
6797611420301
Deborah A. Gatt recently entered the field of Education for Sustainable Development and has
conducted this study under the umbrella of the Centre for Education and Environmental Research
(CEER) at the University of Malta. She holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Biology and Chemistry and
is finalising her Masters in Education for Sustainable Development. Deborah is professionally
53
Pace P (2009) Emerging from Limbo: environmental education in Malta. In: Taylor N, Littledyke
M, Eames C, Coll RK (eds) Environmental education in context: an international perspective on
the development of environmental education. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, pp 73–81
Pardo-de-Santayana M, Macía MJ (2015) The benefits of traditional knowledge. Nature
518(7540):487–488
Patel A, Kolt GS, Keogh JWL, Schofield GM (2012) The green prescription and older adults: what
do general practitioners see as barriers? J Primary Health Care 4(4):320–327. https://doi.org/10.
1071/hc12320
Pearson N, Timperio A, Salmon J, Crawford D, Biddle SJH (2009) Family influences on children’s
physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6(34). https://
doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-6-34
Sandifer PA, Sutton-Grier AE, Ward BP (2015) Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: opportunities to enhance health and
biodiversity conservation. Ecosyst Serv 12:1–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.12.007
Smith JR, Louis WR (2009) Group norms and the attitude-behaviour relationship. Soc Pers Psychol
Compass 3(1):19–35. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00161.x
Soga M, Gaston KJ (2016) Extinction of experience: the loss of human-nature interactions. Front
Ecol Environ 14(2):94–101. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1225
Soga M, Gaston KJ, Koyanagi TF, Kurisu K, Hanaki K (2016a) Urban residents’ perceptions of
neighbourhood nature: does the extinction of experience matter? Biol Cons 203:143–150. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.020
Soga M, Gaston KJ, Yamaura Y, Kurisu K, Hanaki K (2016) Both direct and vicarious experiences
of nature affect children’s willingness to conserve biodiversity. Int J Environ Res Public Health
13(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13060529
State of NSW and Office of Environment and Heritage (2017) Who cares about the environment?
Stevens DT, Lanfranco E, Mallia A, Schembri PJ (1995) Biodiversity conservation and utilisation
in the Maltese Islands. Identifying and monitoring biodiversity and its utilizations in commonwealth Small Island developing states, November. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123
456789/21112
Tsao TM, Tsai MJ, Wang YN, Lin HL, Wu CF, Hwang JS, Su TC et al (2014) The health effects
of a forest environment on subclinical cardiovascular disease and heath-related quality of life.
PLoS ONE 9(7):11–13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103231
Vaughn S, Schumm JS, Sinagub J (1996) Focus group interviews in education and psychology.
Focus group interviews in education and psychology. SAGE Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452243641
Waas T, Verbruggen A, Wright T (2010) University research for sustainable development: definition
and characteristics explored. J Clean Prod 18:629–636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.
09.017
Wall DH, Nielsen UN, Six J (2015) Soil biodiversity and human health. Nature 528(7580):69–76.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15744
Wang W, Wang Y, Li Z, Wei C, Zhao J, Sun L (2017) Effect of a strengthened ecological floating
bed on the purification of urban landscape water supplied with reclaimed water. Sci Total Environ
623:1630–1639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.035
Worthy DA, Gorlick MA, Pacheco JL, Schnyer DM, Maddox WT (2011) With age comes wisdom:
decision-making in younger and older adults. Psychol Sci 22(11). https://doi.org/10.1177/095
6797611420301
Deborah A. Gatt recently entered the field of Education for Sustainable Development and has
conducted this study under the umbrella of the Centre for Education and Environmental Research
(CEER) at the University of Malta. She holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Biology and Chemistry and
is finalising her Masters in Education for Sustainable Development. Deborah is professionally