About
Why
We must have a rapid and permanent shift to a world that works with nature, not against it. The climate crisis, p
plastics infiltrating our water, increasingly unpredictable natural disasters, the devastation of resources we rely on… It is clear that mankind’s interaction with nature is critically damaging our mental and physical health, economies, social and cultural lives, and ecologies.
The demands scientists, leaders and those greatly affected ask of us can be intimidating. However, if we as individuals make concerted and continuous steps, whilst those in power make the steps needed, we can work with (or integrate with) nature. This website shall provide you with information to help you take part in this.
Vision
A symbiotic relationship between humans and nature:
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No exploitation, rampant degradation or pollution of natural resources
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Sustainable patterns of consumption and production
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Transformed way of viewing and valuing nature
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Carbon neutral living
People power matters just as much as powerful people- Hillary T, Futera
What
The science is clear, the patterns evident; thus, this website shall not explore the obvious environmental degradation we are wreaking. It shall instead provide simple, clear, practical and effective steps that we can take towards improving our relationship with nature -both as individuals and a collective. Something we all ca
and should do! (Although to different levels). This website aims to offer solutions i.e. not just ‘don’t do this’ but also 'do this instead'.
How
Transforming our relationship with nature does not just mean performing certain practices nor buying specific products. It requires a change in our culture; a change in
in how we view and value nature; a change to close the mental dissonance between us and the natural resources we use and affect; a change to put nature in the centre of decision-making; a change to rethink the way we generate wealth; and a change to decouple wellbeing from resource use.
Individual actions are not the answer alone- and often the scapegoat of actors with more responsibility. Therefore, this website provides advise on steps that individuals can take to influence and disrupt, systems and actors that make impacts beyond us.
The name
This website ultimately provides steps towards the elusive and highly sought-after sustainability. However, sustainability’s definition and indicators are hotly debated, whilst still being valiantly explored- and its usage is sometimes useless, or worse, erroneous. Therefore, I have used the term integrateME to mean becoming part of nature/ earth i.e. not working against it. This is a continued process- something we work towards. We work to integrate into nature, rather than do one thing that is ‘sustainable’.
Wambui Paula Waibochi: a Kenyan femme passionate about empowering the public with the knowledge to effect change in their environment.