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Access | Built Environment
The Irish Times – July 05, 2011
Let Those Angels Get Dirty Faces
By Alana Kirk-Gillham
Ireland should be one big green playground, yet children seem to play increasingly on man-made equipment and indoors.
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Access
Zenit – July 10, 2011
Pope to Parents: Get the Kids Outdoors
By Zenit
Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging parents to teach their children to value nature.
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Health | Campaign/Initiative
Australia Courier Mail – July 11, 2011
Nature Deficiency Hitting Australia’s Kids
By Kylie Lang
Climbing trees has gone the way of hopscotch, jumping rope and playing chasey, as kids commune instead with the great indoors. Nature Play WA is doing its part.
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Campaign/Initiative
Cebu Daily News/ Inquirer Global Nation – March 28, 2011
Nourishment from Nature
By Gloria Ramos
School gardens flourish once again in Philippines, due largely to school-based Food and Nutrition Program.
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Campaign/Initiative
Jamaica Observer – March 27, 2011
On a Mission for the Kids
By Jamaica Observer
Partnership helps urban children in Jamaica experience the outdoors.
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Research & Studies | Health
The Daily Telegraph – November 24, 2010
Why Playing in the Dirt Makes Kids Smart
By Lelita Rowlands
Australia's Kidsafe recognizes U.S. research on helpful bacteria found in dirt.
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Natural Leader Tamara Poles and Virginia Museum of Natural History are Putting People Back in Touch with Nature
Nearly 13,000 people have taken part in 247 programs of the Community Nature Initiative. [+]
TRACK Trails Offer Nationwide Weapon Against Nature-Deficit Disorder
New interpretive trail system for kids comes to U.S. national parks. [+]
Applications Open for 2012 TogetherGreen Fellowships and Innovation Grants
Audubon & Toyota seek to fund promising conservation leaders and community-based projects. [+]
“No Child Left Ashore” Movement Makes Waves
SF Bay Area's Pegasus Project gets students out on the water, where transformations occur. [+]
Play England Calls for Support to Help Kids Play Outside
Research shows that 21% of children play outdoors daily, compared to 71% during their parents'… [+]
A Healing Place for Children
C&NN Founding Chair Richard Louv consulting on new children's treatment center in MN, which is… [+]
National Kids to Parks Day Set for May 19
Nationwide day of outdoor play organized by National Park Trust. Classroom contest ends March 1. [+]
Chevy Chase, MD, Preschool Encourages Learning Outside the Box
Preschoolers spend at least half a day outside in woods, in all seasons. [+]
Study: Preschoolers Need to Get a Move On
Most pre-school children spend hours doing sedentary activities instead of playing outside, research has shown. [+]
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Nature Clubs for Families Tool Kit
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Newsletter Archive
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C&NN Publications
As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published these resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
2010 C&NN Report
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Children and Nature 2009: A Report on the Movement to Reconnect Children to the Natural World
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C&NN Community Action Guide: Building the Children & Nature Movement from the Ground Up
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