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21 April 2022

Planetary Health in practice: A discussion with Cultivating City Lahti, Finland’s first ‘Planetary Health Physician’, Dr. Hanna Haveri

Planetary Health is near and dear to the work that GoGreenRoutes Cultivating Cities strive towards to promote well-being and nature-connectedness for city dwellers. Last winter, Finland’s first ‘Planetary Health Physician’, Dr....

10 March 2022

Connectedness to nature: An opportunity to face urbanisation and mental health challenges at hand

In modern times it is universally understood that improving the relationship we have with nature can help us to positively address many of the societal challenges we are facing. Some of the challenges we are experiencing are related to mental health,...

14 February 2022

Enhancing natural and cultural values in Tallinn's Vormsi Park

In GoGreenRoutes, the City of Tallinn (Estonia) is working to enhance the recognition of existing natural and cultural values through site-specific green solutions. The city will implement a series of interventions (Nature-based Solutions) at the...

1 February 2022

Connect the Dots and GoGreenRoutes: enhancing engagement for more inclusive Nature-based Solutions

Engagement is key to the success of many public health and sustainability programmes. When it comes to the implementation of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) such as green corridors, linear parks, pocket parks and shared walkways, public participation...

10 January 2022

Local Task Forces Launched to Steer NBS Implementation in GoGreenRoutes Cultivating Cities

GoGreenRoutes is looking for innovative ways to broaden understandings of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) and to develop new approaches with cities and their residents to improve well-being in urban environments. To increase NBS acceptance and ownership...

26 November 2021

What is digital placemaking and how can it impact well-being through nature?

By Maria Fernandez de Osso Fuentes, PhD Scholar at Maynooth University What is digital placemaking? This is a question that researchers have started to ask, particularly in light of our experience of lockdowns where our access to physical...