Readiness to use alternative gardening methods to protect biodiversity in France 2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 27, 2022

In 2019, 95 percent of the French were ready to use garden products that are more respectful of the environment in order to protect biodiversity. Furthermore, the share of people willing to make changes that would affect the esthetics of their garden was smaller: 49 percent of people declared to be ready to stop weeding their garden.

Would you be ready to make the following changes in order to preserve biodiversity in your garden?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Using garden products that are more respectful of the environment	95%
Planting nectar plants for pollinators	87%
Installing insect hotels, birds feeders and shelters	81%
Reduce mineral areas (concrete terrasses or garden paths)	76%
Lawn mowing less often	76%
Stopping to weed your garden	49%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

France

Survey time period

March 28-29, 2019

Number of respondents

900 respondents

Age group

25 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

The source phrased the question as follows: "Would you be ready to commit to the following behaviors to preserve biodiversity?"

Several answers were possible.

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