Biophilia
Etymology
From Greek "bio-" ("life") and "-philia" ("love, affinity"). Psychoanalyst Erich Fromm used it in 1964 for a love of life in general; biologist E. O. Wilson popularized the modern ecological sense in his 1984 book of the same name, proposing an evolved human bond with other living things.
noun · /by-oh-FIL-ee-uh/
An innate human affinity for living things and the natural world.
What it names
The pull toward greenery, animals, and open landscapes — useful for arguing why nature is not a luxury but something we are wired to need.
Example
Offices are adding plants and daylight in a nod to biophilia, betting that people work better near living things.
Related idea
Not the same as ecophilia or environmentalism, which are moral or political stances; biophilia is claimed as an instinct — a felt attraction, not a chosen belief.