PLoS Biology (Sep 2022)

Adapt conservation biology teaching to address eco-anxiety in students.

  • Vinícius de Avelar São Pedro,
  • Larissa Trierveiler-Pereira,
  • Juliano Marcon Baltazar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001774
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 9
p. e3001774

Abstract

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The fear of environmental doom (eco-anxiety) is a new and growing source of mental distress that could particularly affect the next generation of conservation biologists. With care and empathy, educators can help to prevent worsening the mental health of students.