社会対話「環境カフェ」の実践

－「生物多様性」をテーマに（小中学生対象）２－

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  This paper outlines the practices of the National Institute for Environmental Study’s “Summer Open House 2023” for elementary and junior high school students to promote and raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity (ecosystem services) based on participants' “sense of wonder” experiences, and compares them with the Taito Learning Plaza. In group work 1, participants were asked to write down words and phrases associated with the question, “In your daily life, what experiences did you enjoy or feel surprised at when you came into contact with living things or nature?” The participants were also asked about the stories related to the five senses that came to mind most from the words. In group work 2, the importance of biodiversity was explained, and it was explained that our lives are supported by “nature's gifts” (ecosystem services) from ecosystems. The results showed that habitat services (59%) were selected the most, while Taito Ward selected the fewest (53%). The number of services selected for each word in each group and their average ranged from 1.0 to 2.0 (average 1.5), which was lower than the number of services selected for each group of adults (2.1 to 2.9, average 2.6) in the Taito Learning Plaza. These were thought to be due to the fact that children had less knowledge (about supply services, coordination services, etc.) and experience than adults, and were not able to link each word to various services