Improving nature connectedness in adults: A meta-analysis, review and agenda

D Sheffield, CW Butler, M Richardson - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
With clear links between an individual's sense of nature connectedness, their psychological
wellbeing, and engagement in nature-friendly behaviours, efforts to improve people's …

Overcoming biases and identifying opportunities for citizen science to contribute more to global macroinvertebrate conservation

C Deacon, S Govender, MJ Samways - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
Citizen Science (CS) provides valuable data to assist professional scientists in making
informed decisions on macroinvertebrate conservation. However, CS is not developed nor …

Global synthesis reveals heterogeneous changes in connection of humans to nature

M Soga, KJ Gaston - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
The connection that individuals have with nature impacts their well-being and their support
for pro-nature policies. While it is generally believed that the connection between humans …

Mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: An 18-country analysis

V Vitale, L Martin, MP White, LR Elliott, KJ Wyles… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contact with natural environments is associated with good health and well-being. Although
childhood nature experiences may be important in the development of an individual's …

The human–nature relationship as a tangible target for pro-environmental behaviour—Guidance from interpersonal relationships

ML Lengieza, R Aviste, M Richardson - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Major environmental institutions around the globe are realising that the failing human–
nature relationship is a root cause of environmental issues. Despite this shift in thinking …

Elucidating human–nature connectedness in three EU countries: A pro‐environmental behaviour perspective

G Mikusiński, M Elbakidze, EH Orlikowska… - People and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Strengthening positive human–nature relationships is seen as a way to more pro‐
environmental behaviour and leads to a greater environmental sustainability. Therefore …

State of science: refitting the human to nature

M Richardson, A Thatcher - Ergonomics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental institutions are realising that the human-nature relationship is a tangible
target for a sustainable future. Societal change of that relationship is a challenge involving …

Connection to nature of university students in the environmental field—An empirical study in 41 countries

MW Kleespies, PW Dierkes - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
People's personal relationships with nature are seen as essential factors influencing
environmental behavior. Although human-nature relationships have been a recurring …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure and connectedness to natural environments: An examination of the measurement invariance of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES) and …

V Swami, MP White, M Voracek, US Tran… - Journal of environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Detachment from nature is contributing to the environmental crisis and reversing this trend
requires detailed monitoring and targeted interventions to reconnect people to nature. Most …

[HTML][HTML] Development and testing of the Night Sky Connectedness Index (NSCI)

C Barnes, HA Passmore - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2024 - Elsevier
Whilst there is a growing interest in people's relationship with the natural world, much of the
literature in this area tends to focus on daytime behaviour. There is far less research that …