Technical Report: Realign with nature
Narvaez, Liliana, Eberle, Caitlyn, Hartmann, Lisa, Janzen, Sally, O'Connor, Jack and Sood, Katyayini (2025). Technical Report: Realign with nature. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2025. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security.
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Sub-type Research report Author Narvaez, Liliana
Eberle, Caitlyn
Hartmann, Lisa
Janzen, Sally
O'Connor, Jack
Sood, KatyayiniTitle Technical Report: Realign with nature Series Title Interconnected Disaster Risks 2025 Publication Date 2025-04-09 Place of Publication Bonn Publisher United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security Pages 33 Language eng Abstract Nature is in crisis. Around 95 per cent of Earth’s land has been altered by human activities, causing habitat loss, ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss. Currently, around one million plant and animal species are at risk of going extinct. We know that destroying nature destroys some of the most precious resources we need for our own survival, such as clean air and water, the plants we eat, or the materials to put roofs over our heads. So then, why do we keep doing it? This technical report explains the Theory of Deep Change, developed for the 2025 edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks report, with the aim to understand human relationships with nature and the obstacles that need to be overcome to live in harmony with it. Backed up by scientific evidence, the report shows how our current system is rooted on ingrained assumptions that humans are separate from nature, and that humans can take advantage of nature. The multiple environmental crisis we are currently facing can all be traced back to this way of thinking. The report then highlights the need for deep change, where people’s relationship to nature should move towards oneness and sharing. It also stresses that instead of controlling natural processes, we can learn to coexist with them, ensuring a balanced, resilient future for all. Keyword Anthropocentrism
Exceptionalism
Environmental crisis
Separation
Habitat fragmentation
Fences
River channelization
Invasive alien species
Natural process
Care ethics
Humility
Non-human rights
Rewilding
Stewardship
Nature education
Non-economic valuesCopyright Holder United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security Copyright Year 2025 Copyright type Creative commons DOI 10.53324/FTUI6286 -
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