It is unfortunate, but even before starting the project we knew that phrases such as \u201cclimate change,\u201d \u201cenvironmental disaster,\u201d and \u201cbe eco-friendly\u201d have become forbidden words. They have been used so often in recent years that they no longer fulfil their function. The overused expression \u201cclimate change\u201d has lost its meaning, while the word \u201cecologist\u201d is now associated with a protester blocking traffic in the city centre or splashing paint on works of art. This is no longer the language of benefits that resonates with the public.<\/p>\n
We need to approach the issue differently. Together with a group of experts, we will return to the Romantic era\u2014when understanding a problem and finding a solution required combining different fields of science. Today, after two centuries of specialisation, such an approach is particularly challenging, but we have an idea.<\/p>\n
On 23\u201325 June, the KUMAK Masurian Biodiversity Centre hosted a meeting of Four Worlds<\/em>: representatives of the exact sciences, social sciences, humanities, the arts and journalism. We’ve pooled our expertise to better understand the challenges we face and to develop language and narratives capable of inspiring real changes in people\u2019s attitudes and behaviours.<\/p>\n And here it is\u2026:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is unfortunate, but even before starting the project we knew that phrases such as \u201cclimate change,\u201d \u201cenvironmental disaster,\u201d and \u201cbe eco-friendly\u201d have become forbidden words. They have been used…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-692","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n