Episode Notes

Abbie Veitch sets out to explore the conservation movement past, present and future and to find out what get’s people engaged in this work. In this first episode, she speaks with experts about nature connectedness, and the psychology behind connecting people to place, how identity plays into environmentalism as well as community-centered conservation work. Featured in this episode is:

• Holli-Anne Passmore: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology at Concordia University whose research focuses on well-being with two main streams—nature and meaning in life.
• Lea Barbett: postgraduate research student in Environmental Psychology at Derby University who studies actions that people can take to support nature conservation.
• Emily Diamond: Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Marine Affairs at University Rhode Island who has conducted research about the role of communication and identities in shaping environmental attitudes.
• Alishia Orloff: graduate researcher currently obtaining her Master's in Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. She centers communities in her research and uses interdisciplinary approaches to water resource management that engage and acknowledge communities most directly impacted.

Music by Oliver Hunter

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