Hello, I'm Ellie Goulding, I’m a singer, songwriter and producer. But I’m also a climate and nature activist and an environment ambassador for the UN and WWF UK. I’ve always loved nature. I grew up in Hereford, on the border of Wales. It was a tough upbringing in many ways, and I discovered early on that being outdoors helped my mental health. I felt as if I grew up knowing something that other people seemed to ignore; we’re not separate from nature, we’re part of it. There is no division.
But there’s a flipside to this. When you feel so connected to nature, as so many of us do and should, to witness our planet being trashed and destroyed hits us hard. Many people say they suffer from eco-anxiety. That’s totally natural. We are destroying ourselves after all.
