Fostering connections between nature and play, for children’s well-being and resilience
Fostering connections between nature and play, for children’s well-being and resilience
MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Date: Wednesday 10 November 2021
Time: 11:15 - 12:45
Venue: Blue Zone Hall 5
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Speaker: Anne Martin
Website: cop-resilience-hub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/COPResilienceHub-Event-Programme-Overview-at-24102021-v5.pdf
By fostering links between nature and play, government authorities, communities and key stakeholders, can create and safeguard valuable ecosystem services while reclaiming play in cities, with benefits for the planet and society. Dr Anne Martin will discuss how the powerful combination of a diversity of play experiences and direct contact with nature has direct benefits for children’s physical, mental and emotional health.