As human beings, we are all profoundly influenced by the environment we grow up in and live in. Our social, economic, and cultural circumstances affect our emotional development and well-being, and so make our connection with nature.

Nature’s well-being is intrinsic to our own experience of health and wellbeing.

The natural environment has the potential to be enormously beneficial to our health and wellbeing, yet almost everywhere we look, the role and visibility of nature is diminishing. The night sky is obscured by light pollution, agricultural monocultures have replaced many biodiverse wild areas, and, in our daily lives, technology and screen use is rising while mindful time spent in nature is declining.