Article describes how biocultural homogenization is a wicked problem that implies the loss of biological and cultural diversity at different scales. The authors studied the perceptions that elementary education degree students (EEDS) have regarding the flora and fauna (co-inhabitants), their environments (habitats), and their daily customs or activities (habits) in these three ecoregions.

Article describes how a fundamental question of the 21st century centers around the role and place of humans in their environment. The authors assert that this paper aimed to discover and manifest the connection and similarities between the philosophy of Thoreau and the ancient worldview of Taoism.