Environmental losses are increasingly evoking ‘‘ecological grief’’ among environmental and conservation professionals. Ecological grief is a natural but difficult psychological experience, and a risk to well-being. Despite this, there are currently few resources available to support environmental professionals and their organizations to reduce the risks to well-being and cope effectively with ecological grief. As a result, environmental professionals who experience this risk in the workplace are unlikely to be equipped with the knowledge, skills, or context to support themselves, colleagues, or peers, in experiences of ecological grief. In this paper, we provide information, guidance, and examples of workplace support for ecological grief. Drawing on insights from the field of grief and bereavement, we identify peer support and organizational responses as key supportive factors for those experiencing ecological grief. We also present a new concept, ‘‘ecological grief literacy,’’ to guide effective peer and organizational support. While peers have the potential to provide interpersonal support and connection for ecological grieving, it is essential that the organizations that employ environmental professionals enact policies and practices that provide structures, resources, and contexts to enable environmental professionals to effectively support ourselves and each other.

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生态悲伤素养：应对环境损失的方法


环境损失日益引起环境和保护专业人士的“生态悲伤”。生态悲伤是一种自然但困难的心理体验，并且对福祉构成风险。尽管如此，目前可用于支持环境专业人士及其组织降低福祉风险并有效应对生态灾难的资源很少。因此，在工作场所经历这种风险的环境专业人士不太可能具备知识、技能或背景来支持自己、同事或同事经历生态悲伤。在本文中，我们提供了工作场所支持生态悲伤的信息、指导和示例。借鉴悲伤和丧亲之痛领域的见解，我们将同伴支持和组织反应确定为经历生态悲伤的人的关键支持因素。我们还提出了一个新概念“生态悲伤素养”，以指导有效的同伴和组织支持。虽然同行有潜力为生态悲伤提供人际支持和联系，但雇用环境专业人员的组织必须制定政策和实践，提供结构、资源和环境，使环境专业人员能够有效地支持我们自己和彼此。