A wealth of literature has evidenced the important role that the greater-than-human natural
environment plays in our mental health and wellbeing (reviews by Bratman et al., 2019; …

Issue addressed: The increase in mental health disorders worldwide makes it important to
recognise health promotion interventions that are effective, accessible and affordable …

There is mounting empirical evidence that interacting with nature delivers measurable
benefits to people. Reviews of this topic have generally focused on a specific type of benefit …

Lifestyles are increasingly characterised by sedentary behaviour, obesity problems, stress,
mental ill-health and disconnection from nature. However, contact with nature has been …

Nature connection is positively associated with wellbeing and pro-environmental
behaviours. However, the mediators of these relationships remain under-explored. This …

Experiences in nature benefit humans in a variety of ways, including increasing health and
well-being, reducing stress, inspiring creativity, enhancing learning, and fostering …

In recent decades, empirical evidence has demonstrated that nature can enable urban
environments to support human wellbeing. Research into links between nature and human …

Parks Victoria has adopted'Healthy parks, healthy people'as its key message to the
community of Victoria. Over recent years, other state-based park management bodies have …

Connecting with nature has been described by some as an important psychological need.
Indeed, research shows that a strong connection to nature predicts flourishing across a wide …

We argue that the ways in which we as humans derive well-being from nature–for example
by harvesting firewood, selling fish or enjoying natural beauty–feed back into how we …