Ongoing climate change has the potential to reduce people’s direct experiences with nature, leading to or further exacerbating the ‘extinction of experience’. We argue that understanding these impacts is crucial, as the extinction of experience can have adverse consequences for both humans and the natural environment.
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Soga, M., Gaston, K.J. Extinction of experience due to climate change. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 108–110 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01920-0
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