...pining for lost places, for places we have once been in yet can no longer reenter. (Albrecht, 2005).
Introduction There is mounting evidence of the effects of global warming and ecological changes on human health, encompassing mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.1 The systemic, global and potentially irreversible impacts of climate change have led to concepts such as eco-anxiety, eco-grief, eco-guilt and solastalgia.2 Solastalgia, introduced by Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht, is a relatively new concept used to understand the links between human health and the ecosystem. Solastalgia describes the emotional or existential distress individuals feel when their sense of home and place is disrupted by environmental changes caused by climate change, natural disasters or human activities.3–5Solastalgia refers to the "homesickness felt while at home". It is the distress caused by changes in one’s environment, rather than physically leaving...