Climate change and biodiversity loss show that the human–nature relationship is failing. That relationship can be measured through the construct of nature connectedness which is a key factor in pro-environmental behaviours and mental well-being. Country-level indicators of extinction of nature experience, consumption and commerce, use and control of nature and negativistic factors were selected. An exploratory analysis of the relationship between these metrics and nature connectedness across adult samples from 14 European countries was conducted (n = 14,745 respondents). The analysis provides insight into how affluence, technology and consumption are associated with the human–nature relationship. These findings motivate a comparison of how nature connectedness and composite indicators of prosperity, progress, development, and sustainability relate to indicators of human and nature’s well-being. In comparison to composite indexes, it is proposed that nature connectedness is a critical indicator of human and nature’s well-being needed to inform the transition to a sustainable future.

气候变化和生物多样性丧失表明人与自然的关系正在失败。这种关系可以通过构建自然联系来衡量，这是亲环境行为和心理健康的关键因素。选取自然体验、消费与商业、自然利用与控制、负面因素等国家级指标。对这些指标与来自 14 个欧洲国家的成人样本的自然关联性之间的关系进行了探索性分析（n = 14,745 名受访者）。该分析提供了关于富裕、技术和消费如何与人与自然关系相关联的见解。这些发现促使人们对自然联系以及繁荣、进步、发展和可持续性的综合指标与人类和自然福祉指标之间的关系进行比较。与综合指数相比，有人提出，自然连通性是人类和自然福祉的关键指标，需要为向可持续未来的过渡提供信息。