ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces a more relational and caring vision for the intersecting terrain between modern Western men, masculinities and Earth. It examines that the social and environmental ills are not the product of an inherent shortcoming of Western men. The chapter suggests that, traditionally, the applications of men's care are meted out unequally — advantaging a few, mostly Western white men — while causing harm to many others. It focuses on modern Western contexts simply because it is these men and masculinities that are the most accountable for the problems. The chapter interrogates modern Western masculinities and explores trajectories from hegmonised through to ecologised masculinities. It considers masculinities politics, deep ecology, ecological feminism and feminist care theory. Being a man and being sensitive to the ways that masculinities impact the lives of all others along with men themselves presents complexities that defy boundaries and between nations as much as gendered identities, harbouring notable consequences for all of life.
