Noosa is an Australian resort area. This is the area where the research study was conducted for the Biosphere Reserves which is an environmental program that has a goal of enviromental education. This study proved that environmental art was effective in teaching people about conservation and protection. Using aesthetics or art as a mean to change the perceptions of people and evoke emotion or empathy for the ecosystem or nature. 

The Cultural Revolution was a movement that lasted a decade from 1966-1976 led by Chairman Mao Zedong of China in order to regain authority of the communist party (CCP) as he felt as if the current leaders were going in the wrong direction, favoring more capitalistic and western ideas.