With biodiversity in rapid decline, there is an urgent need to rethink how people relate to the more-than-human world. As part of the Ecological Pilgrimage project, the research team from NINA has joined forces with the National Pilgrim Centre to explore what a...
TEXT: Anna-Emilia Haapakoski PHOTOS: Ecological Pilgrimage team 15 August 2026 – Beginning the journey In August 2026 right after the summer holidays it was time to travel to Vingelen. Two day before the first transnational walking intervention of Ecological...
Walking through unknown territory has been historically undertaken by pilgrims in search of moral or spiritual significance and transformation. Today, we are witnessing walking movements in the North like “climate pilgrimages” and “walks for the future” that offer an...
University of Lapland-led research project develops ecological pilgrimage The research project aims to broaden understanding of the role of tourism and hiking during ecological crises and to support the EU Biodiversity Strategy toward an ecological transition. Text:...
