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Human-Nature Connections

Earth jurisprudence invites us to deepen our connections with, and understanding of, the living world upon which we depend. By enriching our understanding of human-nature connections, we can in turn enrich our own lives, connect more meaningfully with collective community and society-wide sustainability and regenerative initiatives, and improve our capacity to be good custodians of our local ecosystems and wider Earth community.

AELA uses the term 'human-nature connections' as an umbrella concept, to encapsulate a range of different ways of knowing, connecting and caring for ourselves and the living world.

Our work includes:

  • Learning from, and promoting the work of, Indigenous knowledge holders about ancient wisdom, deep connections to the living world and Earth-centred governance;
  • Engaging with processes and practices within Western Deep Ecology frameworks;
  • Engaging with and promoting what Western science can teach us about the interconnectedness of all life on Earth

We host educational events, public webinars, workshops and publications that explore these themes and practices. We work in partnership with a range of practitioners and organisations each year.

For more information, or if you'd like to collaborate with AELA, please email us anytime: aela@earthlaws.org.au

"While humanity is ultimately dependent on nature, the urgent need for human populations (particularly those in the West) to be reconnected to nature or embedded within ecological limits has been recently emphasised by many sustainability scientists. These calls for (re)connection to and embeddedness within nature have implied more than physical dependence, but active development of cognitive, emotional and biophysical linkages that positively shape human–nature interactions. " Christopher Ives, 2017

Upcoming Events

Upcoming events with be posted here. Check back soon!

Past Events

Introduction to Deep Ecology

Date: February 24, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm (AEST)
Location: Online (via Zoom)

Integral Ecology – Faith and Environment

Date: September 29, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Location: Online (via Zoom)
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Event series: Earth Laws Month 2023

Indigenous philosophy and ‘Relationist Economics’ with Mary Graham

Date: September 12, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (AEST)
Location: Online (via Zoom)
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Event series: Earth Laws Month 2023

The Work that Reconnects

Date: September 8, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Location: Online (via Zoom)
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Event series: Earth Laws Month 2023

Deep listening to nature – with Andrew Skeoch

Date: September 6, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (AEST)
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Event series: Earth Laws Month 2023

Join us as Andrew Skeoch shares his observations from decades of making sound recordings of nature. Andrew will discuss his recent book - "Deep Listening to Nature" - in which he explores our relationship with nature and what we can learn from listening to the wondrous communications within the natural world.

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Caring for Country, Caring for Each Other: Celebrating World Localisation Day in Australia

Date: June 14, 2021
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Location: Online (via Zoom)