Nature-based prescriptions may play an important role in a short and long-term Covid-19 recovery strategy, researchers argue.
… Nature-based prescriptions and health Staff Reporter | 5th June 2020 News Nature-based Prescriptions Nature Health Covid-19 … exposure to nature as a way of improving our health and wellbeing. The researchers have …
Air pollution could be causing substantial harm to our mental health, making the case for cleaning up the air we breathe even more urgent.
… | 18th December 2019 News Air Pollution Health Mental Health Depression Suicide Science & Systems … be causing substantial harm to our mental health, making the case for cleaning up the …
A team of researchers from across Europe are praising the transformative impacts of forests on mental health.
… Forest visits and mental health Staff Reporter | 17th May 2019 News Forests Mental Health … transformative impacts of forests on mental health. Forest Europe, European health and …
Online calculator shows how trees can improve air quality and cut health costs.
… how trees can improve air quality and cut health costs. A new interactive online tool is … areas, as well as the corresponding public health cost savings. Hundreds of thousands of … the air and the resulting predicted public health cost saving within that area over a …
New report reveals that prescribing nature is excellent value for money.
… | 15th October 2019 News Nature Prescriptions Healthcare Wellbeing Science & Systems … Social return on investment analysis of the health and wellbeing impacts of Wildlife Trust … projects, which play a part in creating a healthy lifestyle by tackling problems like …
The UK’s short sighted approach to energy is damaging people’s health and costing the NHS £3.7 billion a year.
… approach to energy is damaging people’s health and costing the NHS £3.7 billion a year. The government is neglecting the health impacts of polluting vehicles and … also have considerable benefits for public health, in cleaner air and improved homes and …
Programme of 'river remedies' led to increased wellbeing among vulnerable adults and teenagers.
… 2018 News Science & Systems Frome Bristol Health Wellbeing Mental Health Natural World Community Engagement … prescribing – whether in benefits to health, or raised awareness of pollution in …
Visitors to be immersed in choking smog as part of a drive to urge world leaders to take action on air pollution.
… air pollution has been declared a public health priority by the World Health Organization (WHO). Largely caused by … to reduce the impact of air pollution on our health & climate, this viscerally powerful art …
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has signalled that it is in favour of approving further controversial genetically engineered maize variants produced by Bayer (Monsanto).
… serious consequences for the protection of health and the environment: the plants inherit … were ever tested for combinatorial effects on health from mixtures of the toxic constituents … trigger allergies and other immune responses. Health risks Very high concentrations of Bt …
Farmers to change soil management practices after survey identified severe decline of earthworms in farmland fields.
… management which makes them an ideal soil health indicator. "The aim of this research … be useful and used by farmers to assess soil health now and in the future.” Biologists … larger study, which recently concluded. Soil health Working with farmers led to the …
Petition to stop the sale of toxic tampon and nappies reaches 20,000.
… contain chemicals that are harmful to human health. These products include well-known … to cancer and infertility as well as other health disorders. The World Health Organisation has classified dioxin as …
The latest food scare - the contamination of British eggs with the cancer causing chemical dioxin - can be linked to our reliance on complex food chains and industrial production methods, report Joanna Blythman and Tom Levitt
… real reason for this treatment is not public health, but manufacturers’ convenience and … how the FSA is ludicrously laid-back about health risks posed by both legal and illegal … be relied on to fight the nation’s public health corner. Of course, one-off, atypical …
New campaign helps people to stay connected with nature through the lockdown.
… of leading nature, environment and mental health organisations has launched a campaign … connect with nature and boost their mental health during lockdown. The campaign supports … needs a daily dose of nature to keep us healthy and that’s increasingly important …
Watch an insightful series of short films featuring environmentalist and journalist George Monbiot.
… Monbiot: from mental health to climate breakdown Staff Reporter | … Thought Leaders Climate Breakdown Mental Health george_monbiot_on_beach.jpg Watch an …
The economic recovery from this global health crisis must put the restoration of nature at its heart, businesses and charities argue in open letter to Boris Johnson.
… The economic recovery from this global health crisis must put the restoration of … of decisions for the recovery effort, for healthy communities and a resilient economy, … said: “The economic recovery from this global health crisis must put the restoration of …
More than one thousand locations in England still breaching air pollution limits.
… (NO2) levels, which are set to protect health. The leading cause of NO2 pollution is … the climate crisis and to protect public health. Although the most recent data shows a … "If ministers want to avoid a return to the health-damaging and illegal levels of air …
Campaigners call on UK Government to boost access to green spaces in the most deprived neighbourhoods as part of a Green and Fair Covid-19 Recovery Plan.
… income and ethnicity being huge factors. Health The findings further demonstrate that … quality outdoor space and nature is for our health and wellbeing. But our research shows … "Everyone has the right to live in a healthy environment. Greener neighbourhoods, …
Air pollution in China fell 48 percent due to economic impact of Covid-19 policies.
… used as an indication of economic activity. Health The research team, including from the … reductions in air pollution may have positive health implications for the lives of residents …
Summer clean ups to tackle plastic pollution will combining free wellbeing activities and citizen science.
… to help ‘regain and retain good health’ and to make it ‘easier for people to … 2016 and September 2018 were for mental health, accounting for a third of all … wellbeing is incredibly powerful for mental health – it gives you a much deeper …
The release of 11 dormice this week will bolster the existing reintroduced populations of hazel dormice.
… vets from both institutions conduct a full health examination to check they are in … that they have the best chance of forming a healthy population in the wild Once all … ZSL and lead Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance (DRAHS) Project (NE and …
Toxic heavy metal can pass placenta into unborn child.
… by a team from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences and the Medical University of … from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems (KL Krems) and the … researchers have access to 100 data sets from healthy, non-anaemic mother-child-pairs, which …
We may need to alter how we use land across the world to reduce the risk of future spillovers of infectious diseases, study finds.
… 5th August 2020 News Science Systems Disease Health Zoonosis Land Use Factory farmed pig We … manage agricultural landscapes to protect the health of local people while also ensuring … be strengthening disease surveillance and healthcare provision in those areas that are …
Star Count 2019 reveals that just one in fifty people now enjoy a truly dark sky.
… of nature and wildlife, as well as human health – CPRE is urging the government, local … artificial light, to the detriment of our own health, and the health of the natural world. "The Star Count …
Microplastics from car tyres, clothing and paints on buildings are absolutely everywhere.
… is now essential to fully investigate any health risks from microplastics – to humans … to wildlife and ecosystems, or even human health, and to what levels they occur in all … to know what impact this could have on their health and environment. “Plastic pollution is …