Social and health benefits of Nature
The Health Working Group supports the developement of EUROPARC’s work related to Health and Protected Areas.
About the Working Group
The body of evidence linking human health and nature is ever growing. EUROPARC’s ‘Healthy Parks Healthy People Europe’ (HPHPe) Programme underlines the essential role of Protected Areas in ensuring health benefits for nature and people. This
The Health Working Group can ensure ownership and contribution to the implementation of the Healthy Parks Healthy People objectives and policy priorities. This includes:
- Provide a platform for and promote EUROPARC’s leadership on the health-Protected Areas interface.
- Build the capacity of EUROPARC members to
- support the improvement of public health and well-being for all, while reducing health inequalities; and
- increase public support and action through the delivery of this work for protecting, restoring and investing in biodiversity & responding to the climate emergency.
All objectives of this Working Group can be found in the Terms of Reference available for download below.
Members
- Chair: Pete Rawcliffe, Head of the People and Places Activity, NatureScot (UK)
- Elliott Lorimer, Yorkshire Dales National Park & EUROPARC Council Member (UK)
- Marta Mugica, EUROPARC Spain & EUROPARC vice president (ES)
- Tiina Hakkarainen, Parks and Wildlife Finland (FI)
- Adriaan Buitink, Dutch National Park Office (NL)
- Rachel Elliott, NatureScot (UK)
- Anna Castelli, EUROPARC Directorate Liaison
Get involved
If you are interested in develop health supporting and promoting activities in your park or Protected Area and to have it promoted, send us an email and give us more information about your organisation and its work here.
If you wish to keep up-to-date and contribute with news and updates from the sector, you are most welcome to join our LinkedIn public group
Learn more at the HPHPe Programme Page:
To the HPHPe Programme Page