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A narrative review of reviews of nature exposure and human health and well-being in the UK.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This narrative review discusses the interconnectedness of nature and human health and well-being, highlighting nature's crucial role in providing esse...

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Wildlife health outcomes and opportunities in conservation translocations.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Authors: Beckmann, K. M. & Cromie, R. L. & Sainsbury, A. W. & Hilton, G. M. & Ewen, J. G. & Soorae, P. S. & Kock, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

It is intuitive that the health status of wildlife might influence conservation translocation outcomes, however, health as a topic has received limite...

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Moving towards a multidimensional dynamic approach to nature and health: a bioavailability perspective.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Sumner, R. C. & Cassarino, M. & Dockray, S. & Setti, A. & Crone, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The benefits of exposure to nature for health and well-being have been demonstrated across multiple disciplines. Recent work has sought to establish o...

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Ocean health in the northeast United States from 2005-2017.

Published online: 24 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Montgomery, J. & Scarborough, C. & Shumchenia, E. & Verstaen, J. & Napoli, N. & Halpern, B.

Content type: Blog

The Ocean Health Index (OHI) is a framework for quantitatively assessing ocean health on a scale of 0 to 100 by measuring discrete benefits (termed "g...

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Scoping review on soil microbiome and gut health-are soil microorganisms missing from the planetary health plate?

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Roslund, M. I. & Laitinen, O. H. & Sinkkonen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Evidence suggests that soil microorganisms, to which humans have been exposed throughout our evolutionary history, were essential for the evolution of...

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A call to arms: setting the framework for a code of practice for mosquito management in European wetlands.

Published online: 14 Jan 2021

Authors: Martinou, A. F. & Schäfer, S. M. & Mari, R. B. & Angelidou, I. & Erguler, K. & Fawcett, J. & Ferraguti, M. & Foussadier, R. & Gkotsi, T. V. & Martinos, C. F. & Schäfer, M. & Schaffner, F. & Peyton, J. M. & Purse, B. V. & Wright, D. J. & Roy, H. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wetlands provide multiple services to human societies. Despite policies dedicated to their protection, current European policies do not address the ne...

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A Baltic health index to assess the health and benefits of the Baltic Sea.

Published online: 03 Feb 2021

Authors: Blenckner, T. & Möllmann, C. & Lowndes, J. S. & Griffiths, J. R. & Campbell, E. & Cervo, A. de & Belgrano, A. & Boström, C. & Fleming, V. & Frazier, M. & Neuenfeldt, S. & Niiranen, S. & Nilsson, A. & Ojaveer, H. & Olsson, J. & Palmlöv, C. S. & Quaas, M. & Rickels, W. & Sobek, A. & Viitasalo, M. & Wikström, S. A. & Halpern, B. S.

Content type: Blog

This paper focuses on the importance of the Baltic Health Index (BHI) as a tool to comprehensively assess the health of the Baltic Sea based on establ...

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Links between natural environments and mental health.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Seers, H. & Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.

Content type: Reports

This briefing summarises the evidence of the links between the natural environment and mental health in the UK. It is based on a rapid review of the l...

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Links between natural environments, learning and health: evidence briefing.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Dillon, J. & Lovell, B.

Content type: Reports

This briefing note is one of a series that summarises evidence of the relationships between the natural environment and a range of outcomes. This brie...

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NatureScot Research Report 1338 - Valuing the health and well-being benefits of the NHS outdoor estate in Scotland.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Holt, A. & Johnson, N. & Cowap, C. & Edwards, R. T.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on a project to quantify and value the health and well-being benefits of the NHS Scotland outdoor greenspace estate. Ke...

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