Climate emotions describe the psychological responses to the environmental and climate crisis at hand, as one becomes more aware of its severe impact (through lived experience, witnessing or learning) now and on future generations. These emotions are complex and encompass a very broad range of mental health states. The consequences of the climate crisis affects communities disproportionately and the mental health consequences of it cannot be generalised.
Addressing Climate Emotions (ACE) are a series of sessions that attempt to help people become aware/respond to their emotions about the climate crisis using arts-based techniques.
The Halcyon Experience has conducted sessions called "WOW - Welfare of Wildlifers" with The Ram Hattikudur Advanced Training in Conservation (RHATC) since 2021. The sessions aimed at supporting the Fellows in understanding and responding to their mental health challenges.
A word about RHATC -
The Ram Hattikudur Advanced Training in Conservation (RHATC) bridges the gap for graduates and young professionals between academic learning and on-the-ground conservation needs by providing real-time training in different aspects of conservation biology and application gleaned from over 30 years of experience in the field. This course is based on the unique conservation engineering model developed by Sanjay Molur and the late Sally Walker.
The course builds skills to make the leap from being theorists to successful practical conservation applicants in working environments of biodiversity-rich developing countries taught by professionals in the region.
Taught by a team of experienced conservationists, taxonomists, naturalists, educators, scientists, artists, policy makers, social scientists and other experts, this intensive 4-month course of theoretical and practical classes provides the right tools, methods, foundation, and opportunities to build up leaders in conservation.