Climate Change, Biodiversity, Humans Living in harmony with nature
The significance of gardens as a resource for the environment, biodiversity, climate change and wildlife is clear.
But also to human health, The idea that spending time in nature can make you feel better is intuitive. We all feel this to be true, and many of us have anecdotes of our own or from friends or family that support that idea. People who have been suffering from stress, sickness, or trauma can spend quiet contemplative time in gardens or taken to the mountains or woods to heal. But nature is not just wilderness. The benefits of nature can also be found in our communities’ parks and green spaces, and gardens.
Researchers are amassing a body of evidence, proving what we all know to be true: nature is good for us and has both long and short-term mental and physical health benefits
But we are losing nature
In nature, everything is linked and everything has a job
We must be pro-environmental and include
avoid or reduce consumption of meat, fish and dairy
choose to travel by bicycle or public transport wherever possible
improve home energy supplier
conserve water, and wash clothes at a cold temperature
pro-nature actions include
donate money or volunteer with a nature conservation organisation
support conservation-friendly legislation
vote for parties with strong pro-conservation policies
practise wildlife-friendly gardening
avoid using insecticides
the five pathways to nature connection
contact how are your senses changing through contact with the natural environment
emotion how are your emotions responding
beauty what is beautiful about the natural elements you are noticing
meaning what does the experience mean for you
compassion how could you give back to the natural world
Connect/reconnect to nature
My purpose is simple, to love all life.
And to love our home Earth