Table 3. Selected items about conservation action answered by Brazilian students from north and southeast Brazil.

These 14 items were part of the ROSE project, presented to students around 15 years old in schools of several countries, Brazil included. Students could agree or disagree, fully or partly, to each one with scores 1 (fully disagree) to 4 (fully agree). The “C” session brought items about the environment and other themes.

Item code	Items stating the need of individual and collective conservation actions
C29	I can personally influence what happens with the environment
C30	We can still find solutions to our environmental problems
C31	People should care more about the protection of the environment
C32	I am optimistic about the future
C33	The natural world is sacred and should be left in peace
C35	I think each of us can make a significant contribution to environmental protection
E65	I am willing to have environmental problems solved even if this means sacrificing many goods
	Items stating the overselling of individual and collective actions for conservation
E54	Science and technology can solve nearly all problems
C28	Science and technology can solve all environmental problems
C34	People worry too much about environmental problems
C37	Environmental problems should be left to the experts
C38	It is the responsibility of the rich countries to solve the environmental problems of the world
C40	Threats to the environment are not my business
C41	Environmental problems are exaggerated