The Question

  • “What did nature do for you today?”  One question. Many answers. All unique.  So this is ‘The Question’. Now we would love to hear your answers. And tell us what you are doing for nature too!

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Where's My Whale?

  • Ever had a really meaningful moment with nature? A wildlife wonder? A creature coincidence? Share stories about your profound animal encounters. Do these experiences reconnect us with nature?

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Climate Consciousness

  • Are we effectively addressing global change? Are our thoughts and actions on the right track? Join us in learning how we can catalyse a collective shift in human-climate consciousness.

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What is eyes4earth?

eyes4earth is learning about how we experience nature in profound and meaningful ways.

eyes4earth shares our lived experiences of nature in order to improve education and action for sustainability.  It is learning about how people perceive benefits received from nature. It is finding out whether profound encounters with wildlife help reconnect us with biodiversity. And it explores how a ‘wholeness’ approach may shift our consciousness in addressing global environmental issues.

The eyes4earth site invites you to share your stories and opinions. Use the interactive maps, take the online survey, comment on the news and weblogs. Join us on Facebook and or follow on Twitter and share you meaningful moments with nature in real-time.  Tell us what your eyes4earth are seeing and help us learn together.  You can start right here….

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Sustainability Science

eyes4earth.org acts as an outreach and awareness portal for research currently exploring:               1. How meaningful nature experiences and profound encounters with wildlife may act as catalysts for reconnecting humans with nature; 2. How ecological change (with a focus on impacts from alien invasive species) may affect the integrity, frequency and richness of meaningful nature experiences; and 3. How insights from such experiences may practically inform education for sustainability.

A bit more about the scientific context…

This PhD research is based at Stellenbosch University’s   Department of Conservation Ecology & Entomology and co-supervised through the Department of Education. The Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB) is generously providing funding. The research falls within the TsamaHUB’s Transdisciplinary Doctoral Programme in Sustainability and links with the PRESENCE Network.