TOPICS

  • 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.