“Ecology, Politics, and Justice: Working Towards the Pluriverse”
Join us for the 26th International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology
16–19 June, 2025, University of Mons, Belgium
Guidelines for organized symposia, individual communications, posters and workshop sessions will be available soon. In the meantime, anyone with preliminary program suggestions or contact details for interested colleagues or institutions is invited to contact: shexxviconference@societyforhumanecology.org
Why participate?
Join a diverse international and interdisciplinary gathering.
Contribute to a wide range of formal and informal exchanges in a relaxed atmosphere.
Enjoy the cafe-lined streets of a charming university town.
Contributions are welcome in all areas of human ecology: theory, education, research and practice. Examples of recent SHE conference themes include:
Ecological economics ~ Environmental design ~ Eco-Arts ~ Food systems / Food security ~ Environmental justice ~ Education in human ecology ~ Health and well-being ~ Climate change ~ Indigenous and decolonial ecologies ~ Urban/regional planning Historical ecology ~ Social sciences of conservation Literature and ecology ~ Interdisciplinary collaboration ~ Sustainability issues ~ etc.
Examples of additional activities you can propose for the event:
Practical workshops/Interactive sessions where participants can learn practical field techniques related to human ecology.
Ecological excursions/Guided tours of local ecological sites or sustainability projects in Mons.
Roundtables/Thematic discussions with several speakers on human ecology topics.
Brainstorming sessions/Focus groups to develop innovative ideas and solutions to current ecological problems
Conference Chair
Mihnea Tănăsescu, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), Belgium
Who we are
SHE is an international interdisciplinary professional society that promotes the use of an ecological perspective in research, education, and application. Find out about our organization, mission, our methods, and the results of our decades of advocacy.
SHE’S GOALS ARE TO
Provide a forum through which scientists, scholars, educators, and practitioners may exchange ideas and information
Promote the advancement of an ecological perspective in interdisciplinary studies and practice.
Identify problems, discover their origins, examine possible solutions and their implications, and then make recommendations for implementing those solutions
Look ahead to the consequences of human action on our social, natural, and built environments
Build cooperative arrangements among human ecology programs and organizations throughout the world
Facilitate the exchange of this information throughout an international network of individuals interested in human ecology
The Society holds regular conferences, conducts workshops and symposia, and co-sponsors a variety of related activities to further integrate work among professionals in fields pertaining to human ecology. SHE is an affiliate of INTECOL (International Association for Ecology)~ and Ecological Society of America (ESA), with cross ties to the Human Ecology Section of ESA. SHE also works in a consortium with other national and regional human ecology organizations throughout the world. SHE publishes the online journal Human Ecology Review, with hardcopies available to members at reduced rates.
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