Forest therapy and forest bathing exploring the socioecological connection in the era of the climate emergency

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dc.book.titleSocioecos 2024: Climate change, sustainability and socio-ecological practices
dc.contributor.authorMancha Cáceres, Olga Inmaculada
dc.contributor.authorRamírez García, Susana
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-31T15:20:44Z
dc.date.available2024-05-31T15:20:44Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe climate crisis and the global emergency pose complex challenges that extend beyond environmental aspects, basically their impact on individuals and society’s emotional and mental health. Ongoing analyses of the planet’s physical, economic, and social developments reveal data and clarify cause-and-effect relationships. These findings are driving the emergence of various proposals for the reconfiguration of social dynamics. Emerging concepts such as biomimicry, ecofeminism, organic Gaia theory, agroecology, and regeneration, among others, share the common thread of repositioning individuals within nature. They also share ethical and moral assumptions such as holism, diversity, empathy, compassion (in its etymological sense of “suffering with the other”), and reciprocity. This communication theoretically and analytically reviews nature immersion therapies, focusing on forest bathing, as an innovative response embedded in these new logics to address the human dimension of the global emergency. Forest bathing, also known as Shinrin-yoku, has emerged as a socioecological practice that offers physical benefits and opportunities to strengthen the connection between individuals and nature. The relational approach in forest therapy, which views the forest as a healing entity, is presented as a valuable transcendent perspective beyond traditional pharmaceutical approaches. This vision proposes a symbiotic connection between the individual and their natural environment, fostering a mutualistic relationship where the person, feeling cared for by the forest, may develop protective attitudes towards nature that contribute to their well-being. Forest bathing is a holistic solution and systemic vision that provides a framework for addressing environmental concerns, eco-anxiety, and ecological grief. These findings have significant implications for improving strategies that promote personal and collective care in the context of the global emergency. This communication analyses the contributions from different disciplines involved in personal and environmental health care, and individuals’ self-perception of their place in the territory and the planet have been reviewed and assessed. The literature review has been complemented with ethnographic data.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Antropología Social y Psicología Social
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Geografía
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología
dc.description.facultyFac. de Comercio y Turismo
dc.description.refereedTRUE
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dc.identifier.citationMANCHA-CÁCERES, OLGA I.; RAMÍREZ-GARCÍA, SUSANA (2024) Forest therapy and forest bathing exploring the socioecological connection in the era of the climate emergency. Socioecos 2024. En Benjamín Tejerina Montaña (ed. lit.), Cristina Miranda de Almeida De Barros (ed. lit.), Clara Acuña Rodríguez (ed. lit.) Conference Proceedings June 6-7, 2024: climate change, sustainability and socio-ecological practices, ISBN 978-84-9082-680-5, págs. 662-673
dc.identifier.doi10.1387/conf.socioecos.2024
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://addi.ehu.es/handle/10810/68142?show=full
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104638
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final673
dc.page.initial662
dc.page.total11
dc.publication.placeBilbao
dc.publisherLibros UPV/EHU
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.keywordForest therapy, forest bathing, shinrin-yoku, human wellbeing, global emergency, tree-connection
dc.subject.ucmAntropología (Sociología)
dc.subject.ucmEcología (Sociología)
dc.subject.unesco51 Antropología
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