How much effective the scientific field researches for conservation education?
2nd World Conference on Educational and Instructional Studies WCEIS, Antalya - Turkey, Antalya, Turkey, 7 - 09 October 2013, vol.1, no.2013, pp.78, (Summary Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
- Volume: 1
- City: Antalya
- Country: Turkey
- Page Numbers: pp.78
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Increasing of industrial development last 2 centuries, we face number of growing challenges such as wildlife, ecosystem, species and habitat destruction. Conservation of species and their habitats is therefore becoming important. Thus, wildlife conservation education programs are one of the important part of sustainable development and protection of natural habitats. Turkey has huge natural areas, which are under protection or not. However, developing mechanisms such as tourism, industry and also enlarging city centers without conservation programs prevent protection of areas in collaboration with government, non-governmental organizations and people. In this study, we showed the scientific field researches effect to increase of environmental protection conscious. We worked different villages and cities in the field with different time tables (short- or long distance) since 2003 and it is clearly observed that people mostly can change their daily life against to destroy, hunt or destruction behaviors. After these observations, we suggest that applied environmental protection lessons from primary schools to undergraduate must be added as a content of presentations with visiting forest, wetland or different ecosystems.
Key Words: Conservation, Education, Field, Research, Wildlife.