To monitor the progress of greening in a number of neighbourhoods, the local authority in Albi (Tarn) has set up a digital monitoring tool. This measure includes a well-being index,...

To provide high-quality natural spaces for its residents, the district of Ris-Orangis (Essonne) is implementing a number of projects, from the No Net Land Take experiment to the...

The Nature Step to Health programme, implemented in the Finnish city of Lahti and its surrounding county, brings together local authorities, researchers, businesses and schools. It is a...

Environmental inequalities go hand in hand with social inequalities: those in poorer social categories have less opportunity for contact with natural environments than more affluent...

The European research project Green Locally Unwanted Land Uses (GreenLULUs) is analysing the social impact of urban greening projects on the sociology of the neighbourhoods in which they...

Hiking along the coast in the Calanques National Park, taking a boat trip to explore the Frioul islands, compiling a herbarium and visiting the natural history museum are some of the...

In Quebec, the Prescri-Nature programme promotes spending time immersed in a natural environment. Free entry to major Canadian parks can be offered by participating health and social...

This issue of La Santé en action uses solid scientific knowledge to place this major public health and environmental challenge at the top of the agenda. The different articles illustrate...

What is nature? Although widely used in everyday language, this term covers a more complex set of meanings than it would seem, with differing interpretations depending on the cultural...

Nature is a vital environment for human societies. Water, air, food production and therapeutic resources are key to population survival and human well-being largely depends on the...