NUS Students’ Green Fund
Questionbank | Biodiversity
1. The following are things that people have told us before about why we should
conserve biodiversity. Please rank them in order of importance to you,
starting with the most important:
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It makes green open spaces more
pleasant places to visit
It contributes to the quality of our air
and water
We cannot afford to lose species that
might one day provide medical or other
benefits we have not yet discovered
We all have a duty to minimise our
impacts on nature and the planet
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2. Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.
Select one only
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I actively encourage wildlife in my
garden (e.g. through feeding areas, or
planting etc.)
There is nothing I can do personally to
help protect the UK's biodiversity
Climate change has a direct impact on
biodiversity
I do worry about the changes to the
countryside in the UK and loss of native
animals and plants
I do worry about the loss of species of
animals and plants in the world
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Strongly agree, Agree,
Neither agree nor disagree,
Disagree, Strongly disagree,
Don’t know, Rather not say,
Not applicable/cannot do
this
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3. How much thought would you say you have given before now to the loss of
biodiversity in the UK? Is it something you have thought about…
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A great deal
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A fair amount
2
A little
3
Or have you not really given this issue
any thought before now?
Don't know
Rather not say
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5
6
2
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