From Transculture to Transecology

Coming to Terms with Multispecies Conviviality in the Education for Sustainable Development

Abstract

The global climate crisis demands of international politics to make planetary health and well-being an utmost priority. This essay introduces the concept of ‘transecology’ as a means to acknowledge this demand in teacher education. Severe biodiversity loss and environmental degradation profoundly challenge ethical and pedagogical standards. The text proposes a closer engagement with multispecies conviviality through which to make protection and preservation of a shared heritage, culture and ecology part of the curriculum.