{"id":30311,"date":"2025-11-18T02:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=30311"},"modified":"2025-11-22T00:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:16:16","slug":"personal-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/personal-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"10a4 Personal Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Personal Impact Objectives<\/strong><\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    List habits of mind used to develop personal understandings of nature.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Describe basic considerations associated with reducing an ecological footprint.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Relate tree planting to the concepts of biodiversity, ecology, and conservation biology.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Understanding nature has two basic components.\u00a0 The first is the approach of finding out as much about the natural world as possible.\u00a0 The second relates to developing an understanding of how we humans relate to the natural world.\u00a0 Often the first thought that pops into the mind is that our relationship with “nature” is negative, seeing ourselves as separate from natural processes.\u00a0 This section explores this further.<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    Is it possible to make a positive personal impact on the environment?\u00a0 You bet!<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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