New films on the Process Model of Eco-anxiety

Two new Finnish dissertations feature significant discussion on eco-emotions, and I was glad to be involved in the process of both of them. Johannes Cairns, Ph.D., defended his disseration in Helsinki on Tuesday 26th August, on the theme of Buddhism and environmental...

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....

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 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...

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...

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:...