To provide its residents with high-quality natural spaces, the municipality of Ris-Orangis (Essonne) is implementing several projects, ranging from the “Net Zero Land Take” pilot program...

Implemented in the city of Lahti, Finland, and its surrounding region, the Nature Step to Health program brings together local governments, researchers, businesses, and schools. It is a...

Environmental inequalities go hand in hand with social inequalities, as lower-income groups have fewer opportunities to interact with natural environments than their more affluent...

The European research project Green Locally Unwanted Land Uses (GreenLULUs) analyzes the impact of urban greening projects on the sociology of the neighborhoods where they are...

Hiking in the calanques, taking a boat to explore the Frioul Islands, creating a herbarium, visiting the natural history museum… These are the small-group activities offered to people...

In Quebec, the Prescri-Nature program aims to encourage people to spend time immersed in a natural environment. While participating healthcare and social service professionals may offer...

Real contact with nature, which is essential for the emotional and social development of young children, is one of the ten principles of the National Charter for Early Childhood Care,...

Teaching outside the classroom is not yet a widespread practice in France, although it has recently gained traction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the elementary school in Mancenans...

The Vigie-Nature program, led by the National Museum of Natural History and the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), makes scientific observation of biodiversity accessible to...

The League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) launched "Funny Birds!" in 2018. Accompanied by a nature guide and volunteers, residents of a nursing home for the elderly (Ehpad) team up...