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Telephone survey characteristics Sample size: 602 people Coverage: National covering all cities of Cyprus, both urban and rural areas, men and women, 18 years and older Methodology: Multi-stage stratified random sampling Method of data collection: Telephone interviews conducted at the Call Centre of RAI Consultants Dates of data collection: 27-29 November 2013 Some of the answers to specific questions are compared with the results of the two previous surveys conducted in June 2011 and November 2012.

Which is the main environmental problem of Cyprus? Τα σκουπίδια 75% 72% Καταστροφή των δασών 59% 57% Η ρύπανση υδάτων 43% 51% Κλιματικές αλλαγές Η ερημοποίηση 22% 21% 38% 37% 2013 2012 Οι φυσικές καταστροφές 14% 12% Η απώλεια βιοποικιλότητας 14% 2 5 6 7 8 Waste/garbage followed by forest destruction and water pollution rank as the top 3 answers in the telephone survey. Water/garbage followed by forest destruction were also ranked as the top 2 answers in the online survey. Positive outcome compared to 2012: increase from to 14% for the answer biodiversity loss. In the online survey around 18% answered desertification.

What is biodiversity? Κάθε μορφής ζωή Βιολογικά προϊόντα Ποικιλία πουλιών Ζώα Ποικιλία ερπετών ΔΓ/ΔΑ 10 9 8 7 6 17% 16% 2% 2% 2% 4% 6% 3% 15% 13% 5 58% 62% 2 Telephone survey (chart above): 62% compared to 58% answered correctly: all varieties of life form. Positive increase in the percentage of people who answered correctly! Decrease in all other alternatives given. In the online survey (chart on the right): 88% answered correctly.

What is the European Network Nature 2000; 10 9 8 34% 35% 41% Επιδιώκει την προστασία και διαχείριση των πιο ευάλωτων ειδών και οικοτόπων της Ευρώπης 7 Επιδιώκει αυστηρή προστασία της φύσης όπου απαγορεύεται κάθε δραστηριότητα 6 5 2 14% 3% 1% 44% 24% 4% 1% 5% 2% 23% Αφορά οικοτουρισμό Πρόγραμμα ειδικά για ψαράδες ΔΓ/ΔΑ 2011 Telephone survey (chart above):41% compared to 35% in 2012 and 34% in 2011 that answered correctly: aims to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. Positive increase in the percentage of people who answered correctly! Decrease in the number that don t know the correct answer. Negative result: also increase in the wrong answer provided (from 14% in 2011 increase to in 2013): this network aims to ban all kinds of activities, wrong impression. In the online survey (chart on the right): 76% answered correctly. Only 5% gave the wrong answer about the strict banned activities.

Why do you believe some people are against trapping migratory birds like blackcaps (ambelopoulia)? 35% Ο τρόπος παγίδευσης σκοτώνει πολλά διαφορετικά πουλιά Είναι απειλούμενο είδος Μας το απαγορεύει η Ευρώπη Επειδή οι περιβαλλοντιστές είναι ακραίοι Άλλοι λόγοι ΔΓ/ΔΑ 33% 32% 32% 32% 31% 25% 2 24% 23% 24% 21% 15% 5% 8% 6% 8% 7% 8% 3% 3% 2% 1% 2011 Telephone survey (above): 33% answered correctly, i.e. that by trapping blackcaps other endangered species are also trapped. There was a significant increase from 23% to 33% from 2011 to 2013. Positive that we had a decreased number of people that said that Europe forbids us this act (from 31% to 21%). Unfortunately at the same time the percentage of people who gave the wrong answer that blackcaps is an endangered species remains stable at 32%. In the Online survey (chart on the right):27% answered correctly. 23% believe that environmentalists are extreme.

How often do you blackcaps? Δεν τρώω/ποτέ 1 φορά/χρόνο 2-5 φορές/χρόνο Συχνά, πάνω από 10 φορές/χρόνο 10 9 3% 9% 1% 5% 8 7 6 5 88% 84% 2 Telephone survey (above): 84% answered that they never eat blackcaps, that they eat once a year, 5% between 2-5 times per year and 1% more than 10 times per year. Increase in the number of people that admit that they eat blackcaps. These people are probably more honest than the participants from 2012 telephone survey. Online survey (chart on the right): Only 63% say they never eat blackcaps. 11% say they eat more than 10 times per year and another between 2-5 times per year. More honest answers through the online survey.

Where do you consume blackcaps? 7 6 63% 58% 5 39% 27% 2 13% 14% Από συγγενικά/φιλικά πρόσωπα Εστιατόρια Τα παγιδεύουμε μόνοι μας Telephone survey (above): 58% answered that they consume them at friends/relatives houses, decrease in number compared to 2012. Unfortunately we have an important increase in the number of people who admit that they consume them at restaurants. Same percentage levels for people who answered that they trap the birds themselves. Online survey (chart on the right): 31% say that they consume them at friends/relatives/houses, 15% that they consume them at restaurants, 12% that they trap the birds themselves.

Which types of snakes that live in Cyprus are dangerous? 10 8 84% 85% 6 2 15% 12% Η φίνα/οχιά Ο βόας Όλα τα φίδια της Κύπρου 5% 5% 4% 2% 4% 3% 4% Το νερόφιδο Το μαύρο φίδι ΔΓ/ΔΑ Telephone survey (above): same answers as in 2012. 85% answered correctly, that bluntnosed viper is the dangerous snake living in Cyprus. 15% answered boa constrictor, which is not a species we find in Cyprus 2% answered the Cyprus grass snake, which is not dangerous. 5% answered that all snakes living in Cyprus are dangerous, which is wrong. 4% answered the black whip snake, which is not dangerous. Online survey (chart on the right): 9 answered correctly. Smaller percentages of wrong answers in the online survey.

Are bats dangerous for people? 6 5 52% 51% 2 22% 31% 7% 7% 8% 8% 8% 4% Δεν είναι επικίνδυνες Είναι ακίνδυνες και εκτελούν χρήσιμες υπηρεσίες για τον άνθρωπο Διότι κολλούν πάνω στα μαλλιά σου Διότι είναι βαμπίρ και σου πίνουν το αίμα ΔΓ/ΔΑ Telephone survey (above): 51% say bats are not dangerous. 31% answered correctly, that bats are not dangerous and they provide useful services to people. Important increase from 2012 (from 22% to 31%). Same levels of wrong answers from 2012 to 2013. Online survey (chart on the right): 5 answered correctly and 28% answered that they are not dangerous, which is also a correct answer.

If you had a turtle at home, what would be the best thing to do for the animal? 5 45% 35% 25% 2 15% 44% 44% 41% 13% 14% 5% Να της διαμορφώσετε ένα ειδικό χώρο κατάλληλο για χελώνες του είδους της Να την αφήσετε ελεύθερη στη φύση Να πάρετε και μια δεύτερη για να μην είναι μόνη της 1% 1% 1% 1% Να την σκοτώσετε ΔΓ/ΔΑ Telephone survey (above): 44% would create a specially designated space for the turtle in the house. Same percentage of correct answer as last year. would leave the turtle out in the nature. Same level of wrong answer as last year. This is the wrong answer and thus we need to educate people why this is not good for other local turtles. 14% would buy another turtle so that it is not alone. This is an indirect correct answer. Same answers as last year. Online survey (chart on the right): 36% answered correctly and 13% answered that they would buy another turtle so that it is not alone. However, 33% gave the wrong answer, that they would leave the turtle out in the nature.

If all bees disappeared from the face of earth 8 7 6 63% 7 5 2 43% 34% 32% 19% 24% Θα διαταραχθεί η τροφική αλυσίδα Θα επηρεαστεί η ανθρώπινη επιβίωση Δεν θα έχουμε πλέον μέλι Θα υπάρχουν οικονομικές επιπτώσεις για τον άνθρωπο 5% Δεν θα πάθουμε τίποτα 3% 2% ΔΓ/ΔΑ Telephone survey (above): 7 argued that the global food chain would be disrupted argued that people s survival would be negatively affected 32% argued that we will not have honey anymore 24% argued that there would be economic consequences on mankind. Positive increase in first and last options. All correct. Negative result: 5% said that we won t have any impact. Online survey (chart on the right): 42% answered that people s survival would be negatively affected. 46% said that nature s balance would be disrupted. 6% said we will not have honey anymore. 4% said that we won t have any impact. 42% Θα επηρεαστεί η ανθρώππινη επιβίωση 1% Θα υπάρχουν οικονομικές επιπτώσεις για τον άνθρωπο 46% Θα διαταραχθεί η ισορροπία της φύσης 6% Δεν θα έχουμε πλέον μέλι 4% Δεν θα πάθουμε τίποτα 25 ΔΓ/ΔΑ

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