There is growing evidence that ecosystem services and especially the exposure to the
natural world (blue-green spaces) have potential benefits for mental health and well-being …

The COVID‐19 pandemic and its global response have resulted in unprecedented and rapid
changes to most people's day‐to‐day lives. To slow the spread of the virus, governments …

While COVID-19 lockdowns have slowed coronavirus transmission, such structural
measures also have unintended consequences on mental and physical health. Growing …

Background To control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, countries around the world
implemented lockdowns with varying intensities. Lockdowns, however, have been …

International data suggest that exposure to nature is beneficial for mental health and well-
being. The restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic have created a setting that allows …

Increasing numbers of studies have observed that indoor and outdoor greenery are
associated with fewer depressive symptoms during COVID-19 lockdowns. However, most of …

This study investigated how contact with nature benefitted well-being during a strict
lockdown. The study took place in Israel during the last week of the first COVID-19 lockdown …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for health, social, and
economic domains, but what has received far less focus is the effect on people's relationship …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed people's ability to recreate in
public green spaces, which is likely to exacerbate the psychological impacts of the …

Australia experienced some of the world's longest and most stringent lockdowns during the
COVID-19 pandemic. While lockdown measures had consequences for mental health …