Examining how Armenia’s conservation priorities overlook invertebrates, despite their vital ecological roles, Anahit Ghazakhetsyan explores barriers of stigma, weak research and habitat loss, urging narratives that value the “unloved” species sustaining ecosystems.

In Teghut, Armenia, as mining transforms forests into pits and rivers into waste, villagers like Yegishe mourn landscapes lost to industry, naming their sorrow solastalgia—the homesickness felt while still at home.