EVENTS
At NEED FOR NATURE GROUP, we believe in creating bold, beautiful spaces for connection, celebration, and change.
Our annual events are dedicated to raising awareness about the intrinsic human need for nature and the planetary need for human action by showcasing how Nature Connectedness in conscious systemic thinking can transform lives, organizations, and societies.
Through global campaigns and visionary gatherings, we aim to bring together communities, practitioners, researchers, and leaders who share a commitment to restoring the human-nature relationship.
Explore our signature events:
NEED FOR NATURE WEEK – A global counter-campaign during Black Week, flipping the script on overconsumption by offering a week of connectedness, reflection, action, and regeneration.
NEED FOR NATURE CONFERENCES – A yearly conference alternating between national and international editions, celebrating the growth of the field of Nature Connectedness, moving beyond thinking and talking, aiming at inspiring real tangible action across all levels and professional sectors.
NEED FOR NATURE WEEK
A global call to action – during the world’s loudest sales week.
Every year, as consumer culture peaks during Black Week, we invite the world to pause and ask the simple question we have found to be the biggest self-reflective wake-up call of all times: “Have you attended your Need for Nature today?”
NEED FOR NATURE WEEK is an international hybrid festival of ideas, experiences, and community, offering an antidote to overconsumption and ecological despair, held annually in the week known as Black Week in November.
Through online events, local gatherings, inspirational talks, creative challenges, and exclusive sneak peeks, we create a movement of awareness, possibility and active hope.
Whether you're a nature facilitator, a teacher, a wellness practitioner, a policymaker, or simply someone who knows the power of a deep breath in the forest, this hybrid festival week is for you.
Join us to:
Reconnect with nature and yourself
Discover inspiring stories and regenerative practices
Take part in global events or start something local
Connect with a growing network of changemakers
NEED FOR NATURE WEEK is hosted as a joint venture by all of the NEED FOR NATURE GROUP subsidiaries, and supported by valuable partners, peers, practitioners, foundations, and everyday Nature Connectedness champions worldwide.
NEED FOR NATURE CONFERENCES
Celebrating and sharing the academic development, lived real world practice, and the power of the Nature Connectedness field.
Each year, we host the NEED FOR NATURE Conference, a flagship event to spotlight the ever-growing field of Nature Connectedness, to function as the bridge between academia and experience, by bringing together those interested in advancing it in theory and practice.
To build both local momentum and global reach, we alternate between:
International Conferences (even years): Gathering leading voices from around the world to share cutting-edge research, cross-sector innovation, and global inspiration for a larger, more present, focused, and connected effort to bridge the experience-behavior gap between our knowledge and how we actually use this in practice throughout our lives.
National Conferences (odd years): Focusing on local ecosystems of people and nature, language, and collaboration to deepen the movement in our home region, Scandinavia in the Northern Hemisphere.
Our conferences unite researchers, facilitators, policy-makers, educators, health professionals, and organizational leaders around the central idea:
Expect:
Keynotes from international thought leaders
Practice-based workshops and field sessions
Research presentations and panel conversations
Networking opportunities to grow the movement
Whether you’re new to the field or a long-time practitioner, our conferences are where momentum meets meaning.
Always remember, the human need for nature is your foundation for life – attend to it as often as you can.
