Contact with forests and nature is increasingly acknowledged to have a positive impact on human health and wellbeing.

Green Care is the range of activities that promotes physical and mental health and wellbeing through contact with nature. These include nature-based activities for recreation and health promotion and can also include targeted therapeutic or treatment interventions delivered by trained/qualified practitioners.

Innovative Green care initiatives are emerging within the bioeconomy including:

  • Green exercicse
  • Forest bathing
  • Nature therapy
  • Social & therapeutic horticulture
  • Social farming
  • Urban gardening
Green Care

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Globally unique research for better fuel pellets

Globally unique research for better fuel pellets

Jun 26, 2023

800 tonnes of sawdust was recently turned into fuel pellets in a globally unique test run in Sweden. That was part of a pellet research project that is being carried out…

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EU Market Outlooks on Green Care

Jan 10, 2022

Market Outlooks for four Green Care sectors: Forest-based care; Social agriculture; Green care tourism; and Urban green care.

Nature-based solutions for health, wellbeing & social inclusion

Nature-based solutions for health, wellbeing & social inclusion

Sep 13, 2021

Green4C aims to increase innovation capacity to promote nature-based solutions for health, well-being, and social inclusion.

What is social farming?

What is social farming?

Sep 2, 2021

Social farming offers people who are socially, physically, mentally or intellectually disadvantaged the opportunity to spend time on a family farm in a healthy, supportive and inclusive environment.

The art of forest bathing

The art of forest bathing

Aug 13, 2021

The healing power of being in contact with nature.

Training for innovation and entrepreneurship in Green Care

Training for innovation and entrepreneurship in Green Care

Jul 13, 2021

The complex picture of social innovation and entrepreneurship activities, future perspectives and relevant training opportunities currently offered by courses and institutions operating in Green Care.

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