On a weekday afternoon, someone pauses on a bench overlooking a neighbourhood park. A teenager walks home along a canal. An elderly resident waters plants in a shared courtyard. These moments may seem small, almost invisible in the flow of everyday life. Yet across Europe, thousands of similar experiences are now helping us better understand […]
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During the recent Polish Country Chapter meeting, partners worked intensively on defining a strategic pathway for the development of Zielona Opieka (Green Care) in Poland. Using a collaborative Miro board, the group mapped priorities, assessed feasibility, and outlined a long-term implementation timeline, creating a clear and structured vision for the years ahead. The impact/effort matrix One of […]
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On October 3, 2025, the Cerdà Museum in Puigcerdà (Cerdanya, Spain) hosted the 1st International Symposium “Nature & Health: Research, Shared Perspectives, and Paths for Collaboration.” The event convened experts from Spain and France to explore how contact with nature contributes to both mental and physical well-being. Discussions spanned topics such as forest therapy, “nature prescriptions,” […]
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The third national stakeholder workshop of the GreenME project was recently held in Barcelona. The session was led by the project partner Asociación Española de Horticultura y Jardinería Terapéutica (AEHJST), hosted by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), and organized in collaboration with Huertos in the Sky. The workshop’s overarching objective was to advance the vision of Mental Health […]
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Warsaw, 19 September 2025 – The GreenME Project consortium gathered in Warsaw, Poland, from 17 to 19 September 2025 for its 3rd General Assembly Meeting (GAM). Hosted by the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) and led by Work Package 2 leader Renata Giedych, the meeting marked the halfway point of the Horizon Europe project, which is dedicated to advancing […]
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In the province of Barcelona, we are evaluating two nature-based interventions. Social and therapeutic horticulture One of them is a therapeutic horticulture activity carried out at the Mental Health Day Hospital of Mataró – Consorci Sanitari del Maresme. Consequently, this intervention is aimed at people attending the Day Hospital linked to the Mental Health Centre. […]
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NATURELAB is a 4,5 year-project (June 2023 – November 2027) that aims to increase the recognition and promotion of natural spaces emphasising their importance for public health, environmental sustainability and resilience to extreme climate events. It will investigate the benefits of nature-based therapies (NBT) for people with different health needs in various geographical contexts. NATURELAB […]
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How can Nature-Based Therapies become a widely accepted and accessible part of national health systems? Work Package 5 – Co-creation of policy and practice solution has the answer! Led by ILS – Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung, WP5 is focused on building a strong Green Care Community across all consortium countries (Spain, Italy, Sweden, Poland, UK, US, Germany). The goal […]
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GreenME is moving ahead in exploring the health benefits of urban green spaces, and it’s not doing it alone! RESONATE, our sister project – funded under the same Horizon Europe call – is equally committed to making the healing power of nature a central part of our lives. © Resonate Led by the University of Vienna, […]
Read More… from Meet RESONATE, one of GreenME’s Sister Project on Nature-Based Therapies
In Europe, 1 in 9 adult struggles with mental health challenges, from depression and anxiety to severe psychiatric conditions. Many urban environments exacerbate these struggles, offering little access to green spaces and deepening social isolation… while nature can be a powerful remedy. Around the world, individuals have found healing through gardens, forests, and urban green […]