Become a part of the #WeAreNature campaign. Because we are Nature. Always have been.
We have a responsibility to use our platform as a force for good and we believe in the power of creativity and collaboration to make a real change. We hope that #WeAreNature adds to the current momentum of action, so that we, as a society, can protect people and planet for those yet to come.
If nature is defined as ‘everything but us’, then caring for the Earth becomes optional. But if we see ourselves within Nature, responsibility and reverence naturally follow.
We need you to help spread the word.
"Nature is...the entire living world - it, them, me, you and us..."
CHRIS PACKHAM
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WHAT?
#WeAreNature is a grassroots movement to change English-language dictionary definitions of the word nature to include humans, who are currently excluded.
In 2024, we launched the #WeAreNature campaign. Thousands joined the call. With contributions from Chris Packham, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Isaias Hernandez (queerbrownvegan), Lauret Savoy and many more, the campaign is led by Lawyers for Nature & House of Hackney, and supported by a fast-growing group of organisations, charities, academics, artists, writers, politicians and activists who believe passionately that humans are a part of Nature. We hope that amplifying this message will help us to protect the natural world, for ourselves, and for future generations.
The campaign was featured in The Guardian and sparked conversation across schools, companies, and cultural spaces throughout the UK. In response, Britain’s biggest dictionary, The Oxford English Dictionary, agreed to reinstate a once-obsolete definition: Nature: the whole of the natural world, including human beings; the cosmos. They also committed to keeping this entry under active review.
A small change, but one with powerful implications. Because how we define a word shapes how we relate to the world it describes.
Now, one year on, we’re expanding the call globally.
In honour of Earth Day, April 22, 2025, we will deliver a letter to four most influential U.S. dictionaries to challenge their Nature definitions, which exclude humans.
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WHY?
It is time to write a new story that includes us in the continuum of the planet we call home. We need to move from a worldview of domination and exploitation to one that honours our place in the ecosystem.
Our language, words and definitions have a huge impact and influence on society; our aim is that anyone searching for the meaning of nature will see there is a wider alternative and this could impact court cases, legislation and education.
As the current custodians of the planet, we have a deep responsibility and an opportunity to shift the course we are on and bring ourselves back to Nature. Only then will we begin to truly remedy our relationships with ourselves, each other and the rest of life on Earth.
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HOW?
1. Sign the Petition
We’ve started a petition on change.org.
If you agree that we need to change our definitions and help restore our connection with the natural world please sign it.
We have a collective power to make a change.
By remembering our connection to Nature, we can strengthen our ability to protect it and each other.
2. Spread the Word
This campaign started with a conversation. We invite you to keep it going. Because We Are Nature. Always have been.
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