elin_kelseyDr. Elin Kelsey collaborates with Dr. Richard Kool on a paper analysing the environmental education research literature. “Words like hope, grief, mourning, sadness, despair or anger rarely appear in our writings: there is virtually nothing in our literature addressing appropriate ways to deal with the emotions associated with environmental degradation.”

Kool, R. and Kelsey, E. (2005). Dealing with despair. The psychological implications of environmental issues. Third World Environmental Education Congress Proceedings. Turin, Italy.