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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · 13h

Very happy with the cover of the paperback - available tomorrow!

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 1d

Help build a better future for people and nature
🌍🧑‍🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵‍♀️🍄🌐👍
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How to build a better future for people and nature

The Nature Relationship Index (NRI) redefines progress by measuring the contributions of nations to creating a better future for life on Earth. Your expert advice can help to improve it.

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · 2d

Three good things in nature is a simple intervention that boosts wellbeing, deepens connection to nature, people and life.

First of three new research papers out this month: findingnature.org.uk/2025/10/06/i...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · 9d

Very happy to hear my latest research has been accepted for publication - taken over a year to write and review.

The purpose of the X will soon be revealed!

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · 20d

Delighted to launch our newest guide – Nature Connection in Schools, a comprehensive and practical resource designed to help educators foster meaningful relationships between children and the natural world: findingnature.org.uk/2025/09/18/n...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · 20d

Delighted to launch our newest guide – Nature Connection in Schools, a comprehensive and practical resource designed to help educators foster meaningful relationships between children and the natural world: findingnature.org.uk/2025/09/18/n...

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Nature Positive Initiative @npinitiative.bsky.social · Aug 27

Behind these compelling blue stripes lies a wake-up call.

🌊🐟 The stripes represent the decline in marine biodiversity since 1970. Developed by @findingnature.bsky.social @derbyuni.bsky.social.

www.naturepositive.org/news/blog/oc...

#OceanPositive #NaturePositive

Ocean positive: a call to action for marine life to thrive - Nature Positive

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Michael Smerconish @smerconish.bsky.social · Aug 25

Are we forgetting nature? Michael speaks with Prof. Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social , whose research shows a 60% drop in our connection to nature since 1800. They explore why children are growing up without a bond to the natural world.
Listen to the #podcast here 🎧➡️ loom.ly/7l3hQnE

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Jenny Wüstenberg @jennywustenberg.bsky.social · Aug 19

Fascinating study by @findingnature.bsky.social argues that lack of nature connectedness is “a key root of the environmental crisis” and finds around 60% decline in use of “nature words” in books between 1800 and 2020 #slowmemory

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 19

We’re Not Touching Grass Enough as Human-Nature Connection Hits 200-Year Low rollingstonephilippines.com/state-of-aff...

We’re Not Touching Grass Enough as Human-Nature Connection Hits 200-Year Low

Study finds human connection to nature at historic lows, highlighting the need for action to preserve ecosystems and improve quality of life

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 19

Noticing nearby wildlife at home is associated with enhanced mental health and pro-conservation attitudes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 16

What if it were possible to simulate how generations lost their connection to nature?

My latest research does just that and it matched the decline in the use of nature words since 1800. Summary and links to full paper: findingnature.org.uk/2025/08/11/m...

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Debbie Tann MBE @debbietann.bsky.social · Aug 14

Vital new research on how we lost connection with nature … the extinction of experience over generations …

Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 12

What if it were possible to simulate how we lost our connection to nature over 200 years?

My latest research does just that and validates it against the decline in the use of nature words: findingnature.org.uk/2025/08/11/m...

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Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social · Aug 13

Shocking but perhaps unsurprising finding by @findingnature.bsky.social that human connection to nature has declined precipitously. This is bad for our health and for the preservation of nature. The solution? Regreen, and take your kids outside. 🧪

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

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James Bashford @wrenandbee.bsky.social · Aug 12

In the context of our 300,000-year-old species, this is a rapid disconnection from the environment that sustains us.

Important work from @findingnature.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

www.theguardian.com

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 12

What if it were possible to simulate how we lost our connection to nature over 200 years?

My latest research does just that and validates it against the decline in the use of nature words: findingnature.org.uk/2025/08/11/m...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 11

Even a 1000% increase in urban greening by 2050 wasn’t enough to reverse the disconnection from nature caused by the ten-fold increase in urbanisation since 1800: findingnature.org.uk/2025/08/11/m...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 11

Recovery of the human nature relationship is possible, but slow. Transformative action today is needed for a post 2050 recovery: findingnature.org.uk/2025/08/11/m...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 11

Understanding how nature connection was lost is key to knowing how to restore it.

Summary of my latest research which suggests a way forward by looking back: findingnature.org.uk/2025/08/11/m...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 11

How many nature words would they use?

Modelling the decline in nature engagement due to urbanisation mirrors decline in the use of nature words: findingnature.org.uk/2025/08/11/m...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 11

Nature words in books have declined by 60% since 1800 and a model simulating over 200 years of human–nature relationships in an increasingly urban world accurately mirrors that decline.

What happens when it runs through to 2125?

My latest research: findingnature.org.uk/2025/08/11/m...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 10

My latest research models 200+ years of human–nature relationships to understand how disconnection happened—and how it might be reversed: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 10

Agent-based modelling meets cultural data. A new way to understand—and shape—the future of nature connection: www.mdpi.com/2673-4834/6/...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 10

A long view of human–nature systems. From 1800 to 2125, the simulation tracks births, deaths, urbanisation, and nature connection: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 9

What if it were possible to simulate how generations lost their connection to nature? My latest research does just that and it matched the decline in the use of nature words since 1800: www.mdpi.com/2673-4834/6/...

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