Reconnecting with nature: an ecofeminist view of environmental management

Abstract

Key insights Current conceptions of environmental management are limited and will not halt, let alone reverse, the disastrous impacts of capitalism on the planet. Ecofeminist philosophy offers a set of principles to challenge those conceptions and to build a different relationship with nature: first, by developing ecocentric connections where humanity is seen as part of the web of life; second, by revaluing epistemological frameworks to include what is currently denied by hyper‐rationalism; and, finally, by focusing on an ethic of care as a moral imperative and call for action.

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