Grace Denz looks at the impact of climate change on our planet. Earth's wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years. A new report says governments, businesses and the public must take action to reverse the destruction of biodiversity. What purpose can rituals serve in dealing with our grief for the natural world?
Last week, a scientific assessment found wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years. Such rapid and significant losses are leaving many of us with a deep sense of grief and anxiety. To make sense of these emotions and channel them into action, people are increasingly performing rituals and commemorative acts for the natural world. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof Claire White about the power of rituals in bringing us together to process grief, and hears from author Andri Magnason about why he wrote a eulogy for Okjökull, the first Icelandic glacier officially lost to the climate crisis. Help support our independent journalism at
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