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How can forests improve human health and wellbeing

WEBThe wider connection of health and wellbeing to green space accessibility and air quality improvements has been a topic of interest in the public health context for years. The …

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Healthy trees translate to healthy citizens European …

WEBBut healthy trees translate to healthy citizens: everyone benefits from forests’ clean air, safe food and water, and recreational space. With a total budget of €14m and …

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Uplink Forest and Health Challenge

WEBThe World Economic Forum Uplink has launched the Forest and Health Challenge in partnership with Manulife and 1t.org, looking for solutions linking forest and …

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Promoting health through forests: different practices and benefits

WEBOver the last 15 years, Green Care has emerged as a new and distinctive field of study and practice. However, while the benefits of nature on health and …

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Publications European Forest Institute

WEBGovernance, institutional and economic frameworks for Urban Forests as a Nature-Based Solution in Europe. Urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF–NbS) …

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Nature-based biopsychosocial resilience: An integrative …

WEBDrawing on existing nature-health perspectives, we argue that nature contact can support individuals build and maintain biological, psychological, and social …

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Why is natural resource management so important

WEBAs the Global Resources Outlook 2019 points out, extraction and processing of natural resources drives all aspects of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, …

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The economics of nature's healing touch: A systematic …

WEBThe framework differs from existing green space and health models by including upstream factors related to healthcare access (i.e., rurality and socioeconomic …

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Nature-based solutions for health, wellbeing & social inclusion

WEBNature-based solutions for health, wellbeing & social inclusion. September 13, 2021. Green4C aims to increase innovation capacity to promote nature-based …

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Biocities: placing nature and people at the centre of the urban

WEBThree researchers from different sectors shared insights from health, urban ecosystem sciences, and architecture. Matilda van den Bosch (Barcelona Institute for …

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Meet EFI members: BFW – Federal Research and Training

WEBFederal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape joined EFI in 1998. Dr. Peter Mayer, their Director introduces their work and …

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Closer-to-Nature Forest Management European Forest Institute

WEBPublished on 08.04.2022. Closer-to-Nature Forest Management is a concept proposed in the EU Forest Strategy for 2030, which aims to improve the conservation values and …

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Investing in nature to transform the post COVID-19 economy

WEBThe 10 action points include: Aim at sustainable wellbeing. Invest in nature and biodiversity. Ensure an equitable distribution of prosperity. Rethink holistically land, …

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Question 8 How can forests improve human health and …

WEBConclusion. Forests have proven positive effects on physical, mental and social health as well as individual well- being. Access to forests, the quality of their management for …

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Underlying Mechanisms of Urban Green Areas’ Influence on …

WEBThe positive impacts of urban forests on residents’ health are widely acknowledged. However, the methods used to quantify and demonstrate this relation are …

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Living with bark beetles: impacts, outlook and management …

WEBcreasingly exhibited problems with health and vital-ity and are prone to various disturbances, the most important being wind, bark beetles and drought. This situation …

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Shaping and enhancing resilient forests for a resilient society

WEBWe conclude that the resilience shaping of forests should (1) adopt an operational approach, which is currently lacking, (2) identify and address existing and …

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Plantation forests in Europe: challenges and opportunities

WEBPeter Freer-Smith, Bart Muys, Michele Bozzano, Lars Drössler, Niall Farrelly, Hervé Jactel, Jaana Korhonen, Gianfranco Minotta, Maria Nijnik, Christophe Orazio

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