Reply To: Values for transitioning to an eco-social world

[Sylvia]

Hello,
I have read with interest the other posts.

When trying to talk about how we are linked via the ecosystem and each entity in that network relies on others for their life I find that English lacks a good vocabulary. My colleague suggested ecokin (ecological kin) to be able to express the idea that we are related to the other entities in nature.

Another concept I find useful is solastalgia (https://climatepsychologyalliance.org/handbook/484-what-is-solastalgia) because too often the fact that people can feel a strong tie to place is over looked. We can have a relationship with where we live.

I also use eco-grief and eco-anxiety.

It would be interesting to know of other ways we talk about our attachment to and integration with the natural world.

Sylvia Ramsay Griffith University Australia