Survey data for the UK biodiversity indicator A1 measures public awareness, understanding, and support for conservation. The indicator uses a hierarchical system to group people based on their awareness of threats, concern about biodiversity loss, and actions taken to protect it. It is one of 24 indicators published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of Defra, with the latest data from 2014.
Use Cases
- Analyze demographic engagement levels based on the hierarchical grouping system described.
- Track changes in public concern about biodiversity loss over time using the survey questions mentioned.
- Model correlations between awareness of threats and the number of conservation actions taken.
- Benchmark national conservation support metrics against other UK biodiversity indicators.
Strengths
- Indicator is part of a published suite of 24 UK biodiversity indicators.
- Data includes specific percentages for engagement levels, such as 6% highly engaged and 52% not aware in 2014.
- Survey questions were administered across the four countries of the United Kingdom.
Limitations
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:26.991545; freshness should be verified as the latest data point is from 2014.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of Defra.
- Collection Method
- Data comes from survey questions on awareness, concern, and actions inserted into surveys across the UK.
- Time Range
- Latest data point is 2014.
- Freshness
- Latest data are for 2014.
- Geography
- United Kingdom (four countries).