- A study of 16 to 25 year-olds across 10 countries found that half of them felt sad, anxious and angry about the state of the planet.
- In South Africa a lack of jobs, HIV and violence stress people out more than climate. However the more climate disasters we see the more our mental health will be affected.
- Our first monthly newsletter focusing on climate health is all about our state of mind. Sign up for Tanya Pampalone’s short takes of news, research and resources to help you feel motivated to take action.
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Tanya Pampalone is Bhekisisa's business development consultant and climate health newsletter editor. Pampalone is the former managing editor of the Global Investigative Journalism Network, executive editor of the Mail & Guardian and head of partnerships and audience development for The Conversation Africa. Now a communications, strategy and fundraising consultant, she works with non-profit and mission-driven media groups in San Francisco and Johannesburg.