As part of her internship at iiTSE and her Masters in Environmental Health at ULB, Amina El Youssoufi is running a pilot workshop on eco-emotions. This independent reACT project enables young students from different disciplines to explore, raise awareness of and share their eco-emotions using playful, symbolic and collective methods. The workshop provides a safe space for putting into words, images and the body what is going on internally in the face of environmental challenges.

The aim is twofold:

• To encourage a better understanding and management of these emotions, by highlighting their role in our commitments and choices;

• To test a sensitive and reproducible game format as a tool for raising awareness of environmental public health issues.

This project, which is part of an educational approach, could also contribute to wider reflection on the link between emotions, mental health and the ecological transition.

Academic coordinator: Fanny Vrydagh (iiTSE, CEVIPOL)