Hope in a time of socio-ecological crises

The contributions on this page engage political ecology, environmental education/psychology and related perspectives to examine climate change, ecological breakdown, place, more-than-human relations, environmental justice and socio-ecological futures, including the tensions between hope, grief, denial and action.

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Centred against the red earth landscape of Western Australia, a sleeved arm is extended towards the viewer with the outreached palm presenting a pregnant desert lizard known as a Thorny Devil or Thorny Dragon. — Clare Mouat

Gaza — image submitted by Tausif Zafar — Tausif Zafar

He Kaupapa Tūmanako / Project Hope identity visual — Alice Beban

A laptop on an office desk shows an AI chat window with the typed prompt “check the tone for this email.” A pink sticky note on the screen reads, in handwriting, “What did this question cost?” To the right of the laptop is a clear glass of water. — Amara Atif

A group of students is laying on the grass in the university campus after an embodied workshop on collective listening. — Carlo Sella

Delegates at the 2026 New Zealand Association for Environmental Education engaged in a workshop to discuss the capabilities young people need to live in a climate-challenging world. — Chris Eames

A parking space on a city street turned into a small outdoor living room. Two parasols shade white chairs on wooden pallets, a desk with books and plants, a wooden crate, artificial grass and a paddling pool, all fenced with red and white barrier tape. Posters on a line read ‘Auch mal deinen Liegestuhl parken und chillen’ (Park your deckchair and chill for once) and ‘Fährst du noch oder parkst du nur?’ (Do you still drive, or do you just park?). People stand talking in front of a building. — Daniel Zwangsleitner

A collage of three photos showing a close up of pale green lichen on a tree trunk, a cluster of bright red leaves, and a green city park with trees and walking paths. — Debojyoti Bhattacharjee

Students Watch 2026 France Riots in History Class — Dimas Aditia

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Silhouette of person against a purple foggy sky' — Kim Kullman

Karearea in regenerated bushland — Linda Murray and Jenny McGregor, Angelique Reweti, Carol Stewart

A dog stands on a low, flat rock in calm, open water under a hazy sky, with a distant island on the horizon. — Midhat Noor Kiyani

The image is a collage of cut-out lines/words and images from a variety of sources concerned with the history and reality of the mining industry, with majority of sources connected to South African context. — mirko nikolić

The image shows a red button sewn onto a square of orange felt resting on a postcard upon a pile of colourful LEGO bricks. The text on the postcard is slightly obscured but says "Make Learning Meaningful. Foster Joy and Wellbeing. Develop Supportive Social Interactions. Facilitate Active Engagement. Design for Iteration. — Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas

A honey bee on white pear tree blossom with a green hill and blue sky with white clouds in the background — Victoria Beckwith

A group of students sit in a woodland clearing — Will Lock

A large horse chestnut tree stands on the side of a university parking lot, its thick roots visibly cracking and breaking through the surrounding concrete. — Yuki Watanabe

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