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Risk, Awe and Care: How Encounters with Nature Shape Responsibility and Conservation

Do wild, high-risk adventures inspire more care about environmental issues than everyday encounters with nature – or is it the other way around? Meet Robert Macfarlane, this year’s Arne Næss Chair, in conversation with Erling Kagge, Benedicte Sivertsen, and Karen V. Lykke.

Portraits of the panelists

Join us for a conversation about the tension between the spectacular and the everyday in nature. Which kinds of encounters with nature most effectively inspire lasting engagement and action for climate and the environment?

This is precisely the tension Arne Næss both lived and sought to resolve, as the mountaineer of Tvergastein and the philosopher of everyday identification with nature.

The panel brings together

  • Robert Macfarlane: the 2026 Arne Næss Chair
  • Erling Kagge: Explorer, publisher and writer
  • Benedicte Sivertsen: Leader of DNT ung

The conversation is moderated by Karen Victoria Lykke, Professor at Centre for Global Sustainability and Programme Director of the Arne Næss Programme.

Participate

The event is free and open to all. No registration required.

Organiser

Centre for Global Sustainability and DNT/DNT ung

Published July 3, 2026 9:17 AM - Last modified Aug. 31, 2026 11:51 AM