Panu Pihkala is a leading interdisciplinary scholar of emotions and environmental issues.
He is also an adjunct professor (title of docent) in environmental theology in the University of Helsinki.
Panu leads workshops on these topics and works in practice with many professions, such as education, communication, and spirituality.
He lives in Helsinki, Finland, with his family.
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Panu Pihkala is a leading interdisciplinary scholar of emotions and environmental issues.
Panu is also an adjunct professor (title of docent) in environmental theology in the University of Helsinki.
Panu leads workshops on these topics and works in practice with many professions, such as education, communication, and spirituality.
He lives in Helsinki, Finland, with his family.
LATEST NEWS AND ARTICLES
Resources on ecological grief with CMHN
With Climate Mental Health Network (CMHN), we created a set of resources on ecological and climate grief, which were published 30th April at https://www.climatementalhealth.net/grief-resources People regularly ask me: why focus on grief, when it’s the...
Panu speaking at climate emotions webinar
Panu and many members of the collaborative which produced the webpage www.ecoanxietyprocess.com and the videos therein, will be speaking at a webinar Friday 16th May. Hosted by Isaias Hernandez (QueerBrownVegan). Join us for an intimate and powerful...
Ylioppilaslehti: Ilmastosuru on aaltoliikettä
Nuori toimittaja Eveliina Lempiäinen haastatteli Panua ympäristötunteisiin liittyen ja osallistui Kadonneiden lajien muistopäivään Helsingissä marraskuun lopulla. Lehtijuttu sisältää syvälleluotaavaa omaa pohdintaa sekä yhteiskunnallisten ilmiöiden pohdiskelua....
Travelling to the US
After a long while, Panu is travelling to the US to give talks and participate in conferences. On Friday 28th February, there’s an event in Charlottesville which is open to the public:...
Panu in Italy
Panu sometimes travels for conferences and meetings, because IRL encounters between people are so special. In Mid-December, he spent a week in Northern Italy, due to a keynote speaker invitation by University of Parma and their project on Habits and environmental...
Two new films out!
The collaborative project which Panu has been leading in 2024, with funding from the Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation, has released two of the three films it has produced. They are available at www.ecoanxietyprocess.com The Dance: Living with Eco-anxiety is a...
New films on the Process Model of Eco-anxiety
In 2024, I have been leading a science implementation project, funded by Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation, on his Process Model of Eco-anxiety. Together with Dr. Elin Kelsey, I applied funding for a project which produces various video resources on eco-emotions...
New articles on spirituality and ecology
In 2024, I have written several articles on spirituality, ecology, and eco-emotions. Grief when one’s congregation does not understand one’s ecological grief: “Eco-spiritual grief” Pihkala, P. (2024) ‘Ecological Grief, Religious Coping, and Spiritual Crises:...