How can we address the challenge to our health and wellbeing?
Your latest stories addressing health and wellbeing
East Devon Log Bank
Offering free woodland management and reducing local fuel poverty.
East Devon
Air pollution
Health & wellbeing
Energy
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Digital Bench
Inventing a solar-powered digital bench for community use in Pontypridd.
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Carbon emissions
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Energy
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Grow Batheaston
Strengthening community, creating food security, and encouraging biodiversity.
Bath and North East Somerset
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Bathscape Landscape Partnership
Revitalising Bath's landscape for people, communities and heritage
Bath and North East Somerset
Biodiversity loss
Health & wellbeing
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Welcome To Our Woods
Running forests as a community organisation for the benefit of all.
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Air pollution
Biodiversity loss
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
The Natural Curriculum Hub, Liverpool John Moores University
Promoting the use of Forest School and outdoor learning approaches.
Liverpool
Biodiversity loss
Excessive consumption
Health & wellbeing
Think big locally
Why health and wellbeing?
The list of benefits to our wellbeing from connecting to, rather than disconnecting from, nature where we live is comprehensive and well documented. There is a growing body of research that shows our minds and our bodies need nature and that chasing it away harms us and our mental health as well as the biodiversity we are destroying. Our attitude needs to change. Universal access to healthcare is one of the core beliefs of British society: the Natural Health Service costs far less, saves the official NHS money and should be seen as just as essential.
Initiatives addressing health and wellbeing
Community Woodlands Association
Supporting new and existing community woodlands across Scotland to achieve their aspirations.
Aberdeen City
Carbon emissions Greater fairness
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Energy
Sustainable Merton
Inspiring, mobilising & connecting our community for a happier, healthier & more sustainable future
Merton
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Energy
Cambridge Moss Cow
Highlighting the importance of plants in urban environments for reducing pollution and absorbing CO2
Cambridge
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Transport
People Powered Retrofit
Helping householders retrofit their homes to high environmental standards.
Manchester
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Recyke y'bike
Saving unwanted bikes from landfill by working with volunteers to refurbish them.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Air pollution
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Circular Economy
Transport
Pavegen – Kinetic Floor Tiles at Leighton Buzzard Train Station
Showcasing the role people play in a sustainable future.
Central Bedfordshire
Health & wellbeing Tech & Innovation
Transport
Built Environment
Energy
Transition Town Hastings
Empowering the local community to collaboratively experiment with low carbon solutions.
Hastings
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Biodiversity & Nature
Built Environment
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Thurso Grows - Thurso Community Development Trust
Providing a climate change talking project to encourage community growing & reducing food waste.
Highland
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Full Circle Food Project
Supporting the community to live healthier lives by growing food, cooking and reducing food poverty.
Northumberland
Food security & supply Greater fairness
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Built Environment
COV Zero
Promoting local, independent and sustainable living in Coventry.
Coventry
Excessive consumption Greater fairness
Health & wellbeing
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Humberston Eco Conservation Centre
Demonstrating and showcasing renewable energy technologies.
East Lindsey
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Built Environment
Circular Economy
Holywell DCCP Roof Garden
Raising awareness of the importance of gardening for the environment and food security.
Derry City and Strabane
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
