A new study finds humanity’s connection to nature has fallen by 60% since 1800, driven largely by urbanization and weakened family transmission. Even more challenging is that reversing the decline may require a tenfold increase in green space. But changing language might help as well.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/08/losing-the-wild-study-finds-human-nature-bond-has-plunged-over-the-last-200-years.html

#nature #natureconnectedness #humannaturebond #science #Wellbeing #pagan

A new study led by @envpsyvienna master student Patricia Stehl in #JournalofEnvironmentalPsychology shows that growing up around #bluespaces positively impacts #natureconnectedness and pro-environmental behaviour later in life 🌊🌍

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102225

🔍 Key Findings: ⤵️

- Positive link between childhood blue space exposure and adult #PEB

- Nature connectedness and frequent visits to blue/green spaces mediate the relationship

- Childhood exposure independently linked to adult PEB

Our colleague @leoniefian was interviewed by Katharina Brunner for the current issue of @datumsdz on the human-nature relationship. In the article "Beziehungskrise" she talks about nature connectedness and nature contact, also in the context of increasing urbanisation, and why the human-nature relationship is political.

#natureconnectedness #naturecontact #environmentalpsycholoy

A bit of the sunshine joy grabbed this morning!

#natureconnectedness #natureconnection #nature #timeoutsideisgoodforthesoul #naturephotography #littlethingswhichgivemejoy
#lichensubscribe

Don't you just love the #colours of #spring! Even on dull days little bursts of #joy! 🧡💛🤍💚

#inspiration
#natureconnection #natureconnectedness #crocus #flowers #littlethingswhichgivemejoy

#Trees

There is magic in the tree's
Space
Hope
A chance to breathe!

You can root yourself here
In the woods
Take a little time
It feels so good

But don't forget
You've a duty too
To care for its life
As it cares for you.

#Words #wordsfrommyhead
#perfectionisnotthegoal
#wordsfromtheheart #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #learningeveryday
#naturepoetry #ecopoetry #natureconnection #natureconnectedness

Good #morning to ewe!
And what a #beautiful morning it is, with the #sun burning off the #mist and melting the #frost.
And of course a little bit of #Mosstodon and #lichensubscribe too.

#sheep #nature #trees #natureconnection #natureconnectedness #herecomesthesun #frosty #light #thisiswhereIhealmyhurts #littlethingswhichgivemejoy #naturephotography #longcovid #recovery #slowdownandbreathe #gentlewalk

The #morninglight shone bright this morning for #Imbolc, (#StBrigidsDay ,1st of #February and some say the beginning of #spring).

#nature #light #dark #imbolc #naturephotography #photography
#natureconnectedness
#walkeveryday #slow #LongCovidrecovery

A tale of two #trees
So lovely in different ways. Reaching their bare #branches towards the morning #sunlight

#natureconnectedness #longcovidrecovery #walkeveryday
#mindfulness

Woodland explorers!

Walk everyday is part of my #longcovidrecoveryjourney. Not far or fast, but everyday. Today I had the joy of company 💛

#nature #naturephotography #photography #natureconnectedness #thisiswhereIhealmyhurts #sunlight #trees #familywalk #littlewildlings #littlethingswhichgivemejoy #LongCovidrecovery