Join us for our new monthly webinar series -
"Kinship - exploring human nature connections"
AELA's HUMAN-NATURE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM
AELA uses the term 'human-nature connections' as an umbrella concept, to encapsulate a range of different ways of knowing, connecting and caring for ourselves and the living world.
Earth jurisprudence invites us to deepen our connections with, and understanding of, the living world upon which we depend. By enriching our understanding of human-nature connections, we can in turn enrich our own lives, connect more meaningfully with collective community and society-wide sustainability and regenerative initiatives, and improve our capacity to be good custodians of our local ecosystems and wider Earth community.
Our work includes:
- Learning from, and promoting the work of, Indigenous knowledge holders about ancient wisdom, deep connections to the living world and Earth-centred governance;
- Engaging with processes and practices within Western Deep Ecology frameworks;
- Engaging with and promoting what Western science can teach us about the interconnectedness of all life on Earth
We host educational events, public webinars, workshops and publications that explore these themes and practices. We work in partnership with a range of practitioners and organisations each year.
For more information, or if you'd like to collaborate with AELA, please email us anytime: aela@earthlaws.org.au
"While humanity is ultimately dependent on nature, the urgent need for human populations (particularly those in the West) to be reconnected to nature or embedded within ecological limits has been recently emphasised by many sustainability scientists. These calls for (re)connection to and embeddedness within nature have implied more than physical dependence, but active development of cognitive, emotional and biophysical linkages that positively shape human–nature interactions. " Christopher Ives, 2017
Upcoming Events
Join us for our May “Kinship” Webinar, when we are joined by Andrew Skeoch, Professor Benny Wilson and Monty Nixon, to explore what it means to listen deeply to nature – and to let the living world inspire, teach and guide us.
Past Events
You're invited to join us for monthly webinars in our series “Kinship: exploring human-nature connections.” Guest speakers from around Australia and around the world, will share their insights into how they connect with and celebrate ‘nature’. Human beings are (of course) part of nature, but by reflecting on the cultural, bioregional, linguistic and practical ways that humans engage with, celebrate and care for ‘nature’, we can enrich our understanding of what it means to be part of the Earth community.
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