Ongoing climate change has profoundly challenged the concept of nature and its role in societal development. This challenge arises from a growing awareness and acceptance of the loss of what we define ‘nature’ due to human activities and their impacts on the climate. Simultaneously, the boundaries between nature and society are increasingly blurred, as societies feel a deepening connection to ‘nature’ and seek innovative solutions to reshape it.

This session aims to explore potential ‘solutions’ offered by transitional pathways that question the relationship between society and nature, as well as the conflicts and the new hybridizations that emerge in these processes. We invite diverse methodological and theoretical approaches, while grounding our discussions in the social nature debate, referencing authors like Castree and Braun (2001). We particularly welcome contributions from more-than-human geographies, biopolitics, and political ecology that critically engage with these themes and discuss the way the concept of nature is reshaped in climate change.

Key questions guiding this discussion include:

1. How are we coping with the ‘mourning of nature’ due to climate change?
2. Given the escalation of impacts related to climate change, what could it mean to inhabit a planet ‘without nature’?
3. Is the practice of ‘reproducting nature’ beneficial for ecological transition?