Author(s): Laranjeira, Carlos ; Marujo, Helena Águeda ; Charepe, Zaida ; Querido, Ana
Date: 2024
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/10207
Origin: IC-online
Subject(s): Hope; Climate Change; Ecology; Mental Health; Sustainability; Health Vulnerability; Uncertainty
In this opinion paper, the authors discuss the impact of the climate crisis in the field of mental health, which has generated widespread clusters of eco-emotions and so-called ‘psychoterratic’ syndromes [i.e., Earth-related mental syndromes] (Ágoston et al., 2022; Cianconi et al., 2023; Stanley et al. 2021). We then consider how ecological hope can be seen as the current manifestation of the responsibility and reconciliation between humans and our common home: earth. Restoring habitats and biological communities is urgent, and we must foster both the well-being of the earth and humanity through ecological restoration. We end by outlining practical steps to promote ecological hope in education for sustainable development.
