Relocation: Beyond A to B

Relocation: Beyond A to B Unfurling co-host Elizabeth has moved house! And this life event has prompted a curiosity in us about “Relocation” and what we can learn from the natural world about this topic. In this episode, we touch on: The concept of “home” Possible drivers (and degrees of choice) for relocation How relocation can play out in different systems Themes of instinct, trust, hope, stillness, legacy and contribution Examples from the natural world, including monarch butterflies, shearwaters, trees, bison, Tasmanian devils, and translocation programmes Holding different spaces and energies - from embracing slowness to acting now; from rooting ourselves in the local to understanding global realities; and triangulating self and wellbeing with collective identity and the natural world We hope you enjoy the episode - if you'd like to explore this and other topics further, you're very welcome to join our private Facebook group, 'Unfurling Podcast'. References (with hyperlinks): ~3: “Relocation”, Online Etymology Dictionary: 1746, in Scottish law, "renewal of a lease" ~x: “Relocation”, Cambridge Dictionary: “the act of moving or moving something or someone from one place to another” ~5: UK Stamp Duty tax ~7: “Living on a Remote Island” by Sarah Boden (re. Eigg) in “On Nature: Unexpected Ramblings on the British Countryside” ~12: “Hiraeth” ~13: Monarch butterflies, National Geographic ~16: “Nature’s Most Impressive Animal Migrations”, National Geographic Society ~16: “Shearwater” (Chapter 7, featuring Catriona’s Dad, Geoffrey Matthews) in “The Seabird’s Cry” by Adam Nicolson ~17: Skokholm ~18: “Wandering: Notes and Sketches” by Hermann Hesse: “Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness.” ~20: Migrating bison, Vincennes Trace ~21: “Maria Island Tasmanian devils thriving at expense of other species”, ABC News Australia ~24: Climate refugees: the world’s forgotten victims ~26: Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill, UK ~30: “What's for animal conservation translocation programmes: Soft- or hard-release?” (Video) by Journal of Applied Ecology ~30: “What is better for animal conservation translocation programmes: Soft- or hard-release? A phylogenetic meta-analytical approach” by Paloma S. Resende et al in Journal of Applied Ecology ~31: Lindsey Chapman on Unfurling “Waiting and Patience” episode ~33: “Stand in the Tragic Gap” by Parker Palmer: “If we want to live nonviolent lives, we must learn to stand in the tragic gap, faithfully holding the tension between reality and possibility.” ~34: Benjamin Franklin: “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.” ~35: “Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own” by U2: “A house doesn’t make a home.” ~36: “The Work that Reconnects” based on the teachings of Joanna Macy, who co-wrote “Active Hope” with Chris Robertson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.