The Nature Step to Health programme, implemented in the Finnish city of Lahti and its surrounding county, brings together local authorities, researchers, businesses and schools. It is a...

Environmental inequalities go hand in hand with social inequalities: those in poorer social categories have less opportunity for contact with natural environments than more affluent...

The European research project Green Locally Unwanted Land Uses (GreenLULUs) is analysing the social impact of urban greening projects on the sociology of the neighbourhoods in which they...

Hiking along the coast in the Calanques National Park, taking a boat trip to explore the Frioul islands, compiling a herbarium and visiting the natural history museum are some of the...

In Quebec, the Prescri-Nature programme promotes spending time immersed in a natural environment. Free entry to major Canadian parks can be offered by participating health and social...

Teaching lessons outside the classroom is not yet a widespread practice in France, although it has recently grown in popularity as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis. At a primary...

The Vigie-Nature programme, run by the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN) and the French Biodiversity Office (OFB), puts scientific observation of biodiversity within everyone's...

The French League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) launched Drôles d'oiseaux! (Funny Birds) in 2018. With the support of a nature coordinator and volunteers, the residents of a care...

The Great Green Wall of Africa is a project that aims to restore a strip of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti in order to boost food security and improve the health and living...

The following list of background documents, reports and books are available to complement this special issue devoted to the impact of nature on health. This compilation also provides...