{"id":8490,"date":"2026-10-30T15:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/hope-in-ecological-and-planetary-crisis-panel-2a-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T14:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:55:43","slug":"hope-in-ecological-and-planetary-crisis-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/hope-in-ecological-and-planetary-crisis-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope in a time of socio-ecological crises"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>body.page-id-8490 .x-masthead,body.page-id-8490 header.masthead,body.page-id-8490 .x-colophon,body.page-id-8490 footer.x-colophon,body.page-id-8490 .site-footer,body.page-id-8490 #colophon,body.page-id-8490 .entry-header,body.page-id-8490 .entry-title,body.page-id-8490 .x-header-landmark{display:none!important}body.page-id-8490 .x-container.max.width,body.page-id-8490 .x-container.width,body.page-id-8490 .entry-wrap,body.page-id-8490 .site 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p:has(#bbp_topic_status),#bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-tags,#bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-type,#bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-status,#bbpress-forums label[for=\"bbp_topic_tags\"],#bbpress-forums label[for=\"bbp_stick_topic\"],#bbpress-forums label[for=\"bbp_topic_status\"],#bbpress-forums #bbp_topic_tags,#bbpress-forums #bbp_stick_topic,#bbpress-forums #bbp_topic_status{display:none!important}<\/style>\n<style>#bbpress-forums p:has(#bbp_stick_topic),#bbpress-forums p:has(#bbp_topic_status),#bbpress-forums p:has(#bbp_topic_subscription),#bbpress-forums p:has(#bbp_topic_tags),#bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-subscription,#bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-type,#bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-status,#bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-tags,#bbpress-forums label[for=\"bbp_topic_subscription\"],#bbpress-forums label[for=\"bbp_stick_topic\"],#bbpress-forums label[for=\"bbp_topic_status\"],#bbpress-forums #bbp_topic_subscription,#bbpress-forums #bbp_stick_topic,#bbpress-forums #bbp_topic_status,#bbpress-forums 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p=el.closest('p');if(p)p.style.setProperty('display','none','important');else el.style.setProperty('display','none','important');if(el.id)document.querySelectorAll('#bbpress-forums label[for=\"'+el.id+'\"]').forEach(function(l){l.style.setProperty('display','none','important')})}})}if(document.readyState==='loading')document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',hideExtraForumControls);else hideExtraForumControls()})();<\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Hope in a time of socio-ecological crises<\/h1>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:20px 0 24px\">To join the discussion for this group of images, click <a href=\"#join-the-discussion\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(){function restore(){document.querySelectorAll(\".hope-test-grid .hope-lightbox-link img\").forEach(function(img){var link=img.closest(\"a\");if(link&&link.href&&img.src!==link.href){img.src=link.href;img.removeAttribute(\"srcset\");img.removeAttribute(\"sizes\");}})}if(document.readyState===\"loading\")document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",restore);else restore();window.addEventListener(\"load\",restore)})();<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"hope-test-grid\">\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Thorny-Devil-Nerren-Nerren-Clare-Mouat-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Clare Mouat\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Thorny-Devil-Nerren-Nerren-Clare-Mouat-1-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"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.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Clare Mouat<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ASEXoYtQTF-omt7DlR1sGSFaNZu2YD96\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Gaza-Mr.Tausif-Zafar.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image submitted by Tausif Zafar\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Gaza-Mr.Tausif-Zafar.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gaza \u2014 image submitted by Tausif Zafar\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Tausif Zafar<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1kTF7XyRsqev6ykndoNu1X-1b4Ote5kMW\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-26-at-12.42.50-PM-Alice-Beban-France.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Alice Beban\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-26-at-12.42.50-PM-Alice-Beban-France.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"He Kaupapa T\u016bmanako \/ Project Hope identity visual \" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Alice Beban<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-GbbjzthutIsU381Ps2uOnWSDB8YEvM5\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pedagogies-of-Hope-in-HE_AA-Amara-Atif-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Amara Atif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pedagogies-of-Hope-in-HE_AA-Amara-Atif-scaled.jpeg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A laptop on an office desk shows an AI chat window with the typed prompt \u201ccheck the tone for this email.\u201d A pink sticky note on the screen reads, in handwriting, \u201cWhat did this question cost?\u201d To the right of the laptop is a clear glass of water.\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Amara Atif<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ciXwLq9f5w5BwzQJkFFG9ltoAsbkFcnQ\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0781-Carlo-Sella-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Carlo Sella\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0781-Carlo-Sella-scaled.jpeg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A group of students is laying on the grass in the university campus after an embodied workshop on collective listening.\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Carlo Sella<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zlVuzUTVzLrwGJXaf6nuzXKuBle_vRi5\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NZAEE-conference-climate-change-workshop-Chris-and-Ruth-Eames-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Chris Eames\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NZAEE-conference-climate-change-workshop-Chris-and-Ruth-Eames-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"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.\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Chris Eames<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZtUtcx7MCZCn7PkjVR4tbQSUbV7FWEZp\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/parklet-munich-zwangsleitner-dan-zwa-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Daniel Zwangsleitner\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"200\" width=\"300\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/parklet-munich-zwangsleitner-dan-zwa.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"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 \u2018Auch mal deinen Liegestuhl parken und chillen\u2019 (Park your deckchair and chill for once) and \u2018F\u00e4hrst du noch oder parkst du nur?\u2019 (Do you still drive, or do you just park?). People stand talking in front of a building.\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Daniel Zwangsleitner<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1iM9tq4B5TeYO8u2BmNVBZD8eTY53gJ6J\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/My-collage-of-images-Debojyoti-Bhattacharjee.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Debojyoti Bhattacharjee\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/My-collage-of-images-Debojyoti-Bhattacharjee.png?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"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.\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Debojyoti Bhattacharjee<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1qdsD8saQb5Pb5wIPposjIsQldFQ1y0V3\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-21-at-11.18.51-AM-Dimas-Aditia.jpeg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Dimas Aditia\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-21-at-11.18.51-AM-Dimas-Aditia.jpeg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Students Watch 2026 France Riots in History Class\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Dimas Aditia<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18kNDk9dVs0PDrCSiSUGfteNX2DwgFvXI\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CJUU-Logo-John-Barry.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by John Barry\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CJUU-Logo-John-Barry.png?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Climate Justice Universities Logo which includes the Celtic Spiral sometimes called a Triskele or Triskelion\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>John Barry<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/14Iq-xpBjEnGk5UkAA-8I5SgsMfh29N4U\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Kim-Kullman.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Kim Kullman\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Kim-Kullman.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Silhouette of person against a purple foggy sky'\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Kim Kullman<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1adyJ_fehJHdt3EIXgqAgy3x_FP6KxXzn\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Karearea-Linda-Murray-Linda-Murray.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Linda Murray\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Karearea-Linda-Murray-Linda-Murray.png?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Karearea in regenerated bushland\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Linda Murray and Jenny McGregor, Angelique Reweti, Carol Stewart<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-MjhKrvp1GjU5OrmetABbwuFD52ZceyP\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Midhat_Photo-Midhat-Noor-Kiyani.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Midhat Noor Kiyani\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Midhat_Photo-Midhat-Noor-Kiyani.png?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A dog stands on a low, flat rock in calm, open water under a hazy sky, with a distant island on the horizon.\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Midhat Noor Kiyani<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1mtF65y3Ydx3MRA4onbyBXN0OWobC1ui4\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mn-_-homemade-gold-mines-Mirko-Nikolic-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by mirko nikoli\u0107\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mn-_-homemade-gold-mines-Mirko-Nikolic-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"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.\" loading=\"eager\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>mirko nikoli\u0107<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1odNmgHJ1jK_RWGk8iqENwYsePc9kDjxt\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_20241205_103305-Natascha-Radclyffe-Thomas-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image by Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_20241205_103305-Natascha-Radclyffe-Thomas-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"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 &quot;Make Learning Meaningful. Foster Joy and Wellbeing. Develop Supportive Social Interactions. Facilitate Active Engagement. 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