Author: Oldcontinent

Bologna, 18 September 2026 — Partners from across Europe gathered at the University of Bologna from 16 to 18 September for the GreenME General Assembly Meeting, bringing together researchers, practitioners and advisors to review progress, exchange knowledge and consider how the project’s work can create a lasting impact beyond its lifetime. The three day meeting was […]

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What if nature-based therapy could meet the same rigorous standards as public mental health treatments? With a set-up that is, so far, unique in the field, this work reflects a long-standing ambition to build a solid research foundation in the NBI/NBT area, not the least, to measure up to the very high standards of “treatments” […]

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With the start of spring, on Saturday 28 March, part of the Spanish GreenME team  – represented by researchers Carola Domènech Panicello (UOC), Paula de-Prado Bert(UAB) and Clàudia Torrens Florens (UAB), visited the Castelldefels library to participate in the 14th “Jornades de Vida Sana” (Healthy Living Days).  They designed an interactive activity where participants could step into the shoes […]

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Our communication and dissemination partner, Old-Continent, attended the Mental Health Intergroup event at the European Parliament on May 5th. Under the umbrella of the Mental Health week, this political dialogue, moderated by MEP Maria Walsh, brought together MEPs, civil society representatives, psychologists, frontline practitioners and policy experts to reflect on the EU’s evolving role in […]

Read More… from We need solutions that are evidence based and socially inclusive – mental health on the EU agenda

Last month, on 25 February 2026, the GreenME project successfully organised a three-hour online international stakeholder workshop as part of Work Package 5 “Co-creation of policy and practice solutions”. The event brought together a diverse group of participants, with around 50 registrations, including approximately 40 external stakeholders and 10 GreenME partners. On the day, around […]

Read More… from GreenME hosts International Stakeholder Workshop to advance green care collaboration

As winter loosens its grip and the first signs of spring appear across Sweden, the Swedish GreenME intervention is launching a new round of Nature-Based Stress Therapy (NBST) programs in Stockholm County. NBST is a structured 12-week manualised Forest Therapy program designed for individuals experiencing diagnosed stress-related conditions, low mood, and anxiety. The program is based on the Scandinavian Eco […]

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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 […]

Read More… from Nature in-everyday-life: what 10,000 voices across Europe tell us

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,” […]

Read More… from GreenME co-hosted the 1st International Symposium on Nature and Health

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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