Assessment of environmental awareness to biodiversity protection of wetlands in Northwest Yunnan

Measurement and evaluation of environmental awareness can provide scientific basis for environmental education. An indicators system of environmental awareness assessment on wetland biodiversity protection in Northwest Yunnan, China, has been developed in the paper. Based on questionnaires and statistic to different groups, assessment of environmental awareness to biodiversity protection of wetland had been studied. The results showed that the attitudes of public to environment were active in general. The awareness of environmental ethics was strong and the wishes to increase awareness and receive environmental protection training were very high. However, the knowledge of questionnaire targets was a little poor. People should be guided on how to concern environment to shape a good behaviors, to participate in environment protection actives.