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  • News | 20 Mar 2023

Does sustainability require seeing ourselves as part of nature?

Biodiversity

Can the way we see ourselves in relation to the natural world create a greater sense of responsibility and stewardship towards nature?

Global awareness about the degradation of nature, climate change and unsustainable resource use is increasing and our responses to these challenges need to accelerate.

A new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, discusses the way we see ourselves in relation to nature, how that can affect the actions we take towards sustainability, and how a new mindset could create a greater sense of responsibility.