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A person walking on a fallen tree trunk in a dense, lush forest with tall trees and abundant greenery.

Transcendent experience

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Do you find the 21st century overstimulating? Try ‘longstorming’

As the treadmill of life speeds up, sublime outdoor spaces help us tap into timescales that are longer, slower, planetary

by Vincent Ialenti

Tree with colourful rags and trinkets tied to branches, overlooking a scenic lake and green landscape in the background.

Sacred places

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Paganism is a potent force in Ireland’s conservation movement

Long-held beliefs in an ‘Otherworld’ inhabited by wrathful fairies are now driving a resurgence in Irish eco-activism

by Juju Lane

Three people sit on a bench facing a forest fire on a hill at night, with a fire truck nearby. The flames illuminate the trees, creating a dramatic and intense scene.

Anxiety

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How to cope with climate anxiety

It’s normal to feel troubled by the climate crisis. These practices can help keep your response manageable and constructive

by Lucia Tecuta

A woman with grey curly hair is sorting plant materials on an outdoor table in a garden, with various green and flowering plants in the background.

Nature and the environment

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From freeze to bloom – the rhythms and splendour of life on a flower farm

Directed by Oriel Danielson

A couple sits on a ledge overlooking a city and harbour at twilight, sharing an umbrella.

Meaning and the good life

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You can be a materialist and find meaning in the universe

My hard-nosed materialism led me to an existential crisis, but then I realised the difference between science and scientism

by Jessica Tracy

Mountain landscape with a winding dirt path, large rocks, green hills and a cloudy sky.

Sacred places

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Nan Shepherd delved into a queer erotic kinship with nature

In the Highlands, Nan Shepherd found an erotic kinship with nature: ‘The Living Mountain’ a core text for queer ecology

by Melissa Matthewson

Two people are on top of a craggy hill in lakeland scenery in winter. They look small against a big sky

Nature and the environment

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How to rewild yourself

You didn’t evolve to live in this techno-industrialised world. Find health and happiness by embracing your wild nature

by Jessica Carew Kraft

Person walking through a stunning ice cave with bright blue walls and a snow-covered ground, heading towards the light at the end.

Photography

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‘It’s unreal – in the best way.’ Acacia captures visual poetry at Earth’s poles

Directed by Brian Storm

A boy eats at a table while a smiling woman holds a kitten in a rustic kitchen with peeling walls and various items on a counter.

Food and drink

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La cucina povera delivers the fare we need to sustain us now

La cucina povera made do with whatever was available in nonna’s kitchen garden, and remains the perfect fare for our times

by Louise Fabiani

Braided river with shallow channels flowing through a landscape of red and brown vegetation, against a backdrop of distant mountains.

Nature and the environment

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What does water want? Most humans seem to have forgotten

Asking what water wants sounds a bit mystical, even radical. But it’s a practical, proven path to creating a better world

by Erica Gies

A couple sit in deckchairs beneath a parasol gazing out at the ocean

Civic life

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How to escape climate apathy

Do you recognise there’s a climate emergency, yet find yourself looking away? Here’s how to get motivated and take action now

by Elizabeth Cripps

Elderly woman smiling while in front of hundreds of white birds perched on a rocky hillside in black and white.

Place

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Two newlyweds carve out a life on a small rock island, among the seabirds

Directed by George Pretty