The Triadic Framework: Integrating Nature, Communities, and Belief Systems into the Self-Concept for Sustained Conservation Action

It can be difficult for people to perform the behaviors necessary address sustainability challenges because selfish actions are often more appealing than choices that benefit nature and future generations. Although many useful approaches pro-environmentalism focus on strengthening relatively simple bivariate relations (e.g., connectedness community-based conservation), we propose effective outcomes realized by combining three mutually reinforcing elements support sustainability. Specifically, outline our Triadic Framework, which focuses integration of nature, communities, belief systems with each other within people’s self-concepts. In addition emphasizing shared overlap among these reciprocal elements, this framework stresses greater one’s sense self will heighten personal motivations sustainable actions. Our paper examines (1) interconnections (2) how interrelated enmeshed in self-concepts produce commitment conservation. Finally, describe a real-world example Framework used effectively promote conservation mature forests Western Ghats India, ways others leverage everyday challenges.