Finding common ground: Understanding and engaging with science mistrust in the Great barrier reef region

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 8; p. e0308252
• Main Authors: Curnock, Matthew I, Nembhard, Danielle, Smith, Rachael, Sambrook, Katie, Hobman, Elizabeth V, Mankad, Aditi, Pert, Petina L, Chamberland, Emilee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.08.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aquatic ecosystems; Australia; Catchments; Climate Change; Climatic changes; Collaboration; Conservation of Natural Resources; Coral Reefs; Decision making; Ecological function; Ecosystem; Ecosystem management; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental management; Environmental policy; Environmental protection; False information; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Natural resource management; Natural resources; Protection and preservation; Public Opinion; Public participation; Reefs; Regions; Resource management; Respondents; Rivers; Science; Scientists; Skepticism; Social networks; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Trust; Trust - psychology; Typology; Waterways; Australia

At a time when ambitious environmental management initiatives are required to protect and restore aquatic ecosystems, public trust in the science that underpins environmental policy and decision-making is waning. This decline in public trust coincides with a rise in misinformation, and threatens to...