TOPICS
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MINDFULNESS AND NATURE
Effects of meditation in nature on wellbeing
Nature-Based Mindfulness Programmes (NBMP)
Ecological mindfulness programmes/interventions
Outdoor vs indoor meditation
Promoting interconnectedness with nature
Functional and neural mechanisms
underpinning the mindfulness-nature interplay
Different forms of meditation and their effect on human-nature connectedness
Relationship between mindfulness and biophilia
Mindfulness and the human-environment relation
The relationship between mindfulness, environment, and wellbeing
Restorative environments and effects of nature on wellbeing -
MINDFULNESS AND PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOURS
Drivers and barriers of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors
Network of mindfulness and environmental attitudes
Cognitive and affective dimensions of pro-environmental behavior
Mindfulness and pro-environmental engagement
(Neuro)cognitive aspects of the relation between mindfulness and pro-environmental engagement
Neural correlates of pro-environmental engagement
Dispositional dimensions of pro-environmental engagement
Ethics, compassion, and pro-environmental behavior
Pro-environmental attitude-behavior (knowledge-behavior) gap
Effects of meditation practice on pro-environmental attitudes and behavior
Informal mindfulness and pro-environmental behaviors -
MINDFULNESS AND SUSTAINABILITY
Mindfulness-based approach for ecological education
Strategies and interventions to foster environmental engagement and climate change awareness
Ecodharma
The role of mindfulness in consumer behaviors
Socio-cognitive mindfulness for sustainable consumption
Mindfulness and other inner dimensions of sustainability -
MINDFULNESS AND CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Effects of climate change on individual wellbeing
Climate change anxiety and how to cope with it
Eco-activism and eco-paralysis
Strategies for addressing eco-activism and eco-paralysis
Mindfulness for adapting to climate change
Mindfulness and coping with climate change stress
Impact of mindfulness on all climate emotions (pleasant, neutral, unpleasant) -
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND QUALITY
Challenges of mindfulness intervention research for environmental studies
Quantitative measurement and analysis
Qualitative and other innovative social sciences methods
Moving from linear causality thinking to dynamic networks and process research
Management of researcher and participant bias
Dispositional mindfulness vs mindfulness practices
Qualitative and other innovative social sciences methods
Best practices for publication and review in mindfulness and environmental studies -
Notes
Please note that the organization of topics can be adjusted according to the specific focus and requirements of the conference.