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Letter: Why we do like to be beside the seaside (1)

Published 3 August 2022

From Nicola Hutchison, Harlow, Essex, UK

We are told that engaging with nature is better than passive exposure, but warned that the benefits tail off after a certain point. I suggest this is because the engagement we make is shallow, skimming the surface. We need humanity to once more become a grateful, respectful, integrated part of the ecosystem.

Let’s dare to ask: what do we really want the future to be like? The science is telling us we want it to be green and blue – let’s start making the bold changes needed to make it that way.

Issue no. 3398 published 6 August 2022

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