Tag: “health-and-protected-areas”

1. Nature as infrastructure for health: what citizen science and green spaces reveal about human well-being. 

   Health and nature are intrinsicly linked. This guest article details how contact with nature influences our well-being. Written by Gabrielle Nunes Gabrielle Nunes has a…

   https://www.europarc.org/news/2026/08/nature-as-infrastructure-for-health/

2. The power of volunteering for people and nature

   20th of May 2025, late in morning. I look at the lighthouse overhanging the endless North Sea. The sun is at its zenith. From the…

   https://www.europarc.org/news/2025/09/the-power-of-volunteering-for-people-and-nature/

3. National parks as promoters of stays and exercise in nature

   Finland’s adoption of the 3-30-300 Nature Recommendation in 2025, promoting outdoor exercise and nature engagement, is the focus of this guest article by Juho Jäppinen….

   https://www.europarc.org/news/2025/04/national-parks-as-promoters-of-stays-and-exercise-in-nature/

4. Green-Care project scientific study confirms: mindfulness exercises in nature benefit depressive patients

   A year ago, EUROPARC organised the webinar “Ways to Wellbeing in Nature – Activating Parks and Protected Areas as natural health centres”. We focused on…

   https://www.europarc.org/news/2023/12/green-care-project-scientific-study-confirms-mindfulness-exercises-in-nature-benefit-depressive-patients/