Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uop-rwn021220.php

News Release 13-Feb-2020
University of Plymouth

Individuals who visit natural spaces weekly, and feel psychologically connected to them, report better physical and mental wellbeing, new research has shown.

Alongside the benefits to public health, those who make weekly nature visits, or feel connected to nature, are also more likely to behave in ways which promote environmental health, such as recycling and conservation activities.

The findings of the study, published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, indicate that reconnecting with nature could be key to achieving synergistic improvements to human and planetary health.

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