# Care Literacy for Culture, Nature, and Future

## TL;DR

This paper introduces the concept of 'care for nature literacy' to help individuals and communities engage with nature as part of a sustainability agenda.

## Contribution

The paper introduces the novel concept of 'care for nature literacy' to support transformative change in how people value and care for nature.

## Key findings

- The relational value of nature as culture/one with nature is central to transformative sustainability efforts.
- Caring for nature requires a re-orientation of values and active individual and community involvement.
- The concept of 'care for nature literacy' is proposed as a tool to enable meaningful engagement with nature.

## Abstract

Within the broader sustainability agenda, an important element relates to the need for a transformative approach to nature. This motivates and is reflected in the Natures Futures Framework. Within this framework, this letter focuses on the relational value of Nature as Culture/One with Nature. This is important yet complex as part of the re-orienting of values to enable truly significant change, and which necessitates individual and community involvement on the value of caring for nature. As a means for understanding and enabling individuals’ potential to engage and contribute, the notion of ‘care for nature literacy’ is put forward.