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University of Essex – February 25, 2010
New UK Report Details Ten Priorities for Action
There's growing evidence that contact with nature and the physical activity related to this contact affect not only children's well-being in the present but also their health in later life. To encourage more such contact, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Society at the University of Essex in England has released "Nature, Childhood, Health and Life Pathways," a report that describes ten priorities for policy action to improve the well-being of both children and adults. [+]
Research & Studies | Media & Culture
The Telegraph – February 20, 2010
British Study Attributes Nature Disconnect to Parents’ Fears
By Julie Henry
British researchers have found that parents tend to limit family excursions to the countryside because of their own fears. The countryside, it seems, is out of the comfort zone of many affluent, suburban parents today.
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Education | Health
BBC – May 28, 2009
BBC Reports on Drive to Boost Outdoor Learning
The BBC recently reported on a Scottish effort to increase the amount of outdoor learning that preschool children experience. The government-backed initiative includes the opening of a special training center and a push for educators to look at returning some risk and adventure to their classes.
Media & Culture
3News – April 28, 2009
New Zealand TV Reports on Nature-Deficit Disorder
By Fran Price
A recent report on New Zealand’s 3 News TV looked at nature-deficit disorder and ways parents can interest their children in the outdoors.
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Event
Children and Nature Movement Gaining Momentum Worldwide
The children and nature movement received a major global boost recently at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. [+]
Event
Royal Roads University – November 23, 2008
Children and Nature Forum Coming to British Columbia
The Children & Nature Network is co-sponsoring Get Outside! It’s in Our Nature, an international conference on children, families, and nature taking place next March in British Columbia. The forum will offer an opportunity for academics, educators, researchers, and youth to learn, share, and contribute to developing a strategy and action plan for British Columbia and its people. [+] [PDF]
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