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“We are all interconnected.”: Relationships and hierarchies among preschool teachers’ conceptions of early childhood education for sustainability
Pre-school teachers connect sustainability in education to the care and protection of our world
Navarrete, A. M. L., (2025). “We are all interconnected.”: Relationships and hierarchies among preschool teachers’ conceptions of early childhood education for sustainability. Journal of Early Childhood ResearchWilding pedagogies: Impact of an in-service teacher training in Greece with nature as co-teacher
Greek teachers shift toward ecocentric environmental education through wild pedagogical teacher training
Theodosaki, Z., Georgopoulos, A., Gavrilakis, C., (2025). Wilding pedagogies: Impact of an in-service teacher training in Greece with nature as co-teacher. Australian Journal of Environmental EducationBiophilia in Italian preschool children: preliminary findings
Study explores linkages between preschoolers’ biophilia, pro-environmental behaviors and connections to nature
Pirchio, S., Costa, S., Ferri, R., (2025). Biophilia in Italian preschool children: preliminary findings. Frontiers, 16The effect of the natural environment and greenness on behavior, function, and well-being among individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review
Scoping review identifies current evidence and research gaps on nature’s benefits for individuals with autism
Wells, N. M., Tralins, J., Li, D., Mateer, T. J., Eldermire, E., le Roux Ohm, H., Lantz, J., Kibbee, M. R., (2025). The effect of the natural environment and greenness on behavior, function, and well-being among individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review. Journal of Environmental PsychologyReconnecting with nature to disconnect from screens: The relationship between nature exposure and problematic short-form video use among adolescents and its underlying mechanisms
Nature exposure may support short- and long-term reductions in excessive screen-focused behaviors for adolescents
Dai, W., Wang, H., Yang, Z., Gao, Y., Wei, X., (2025). Reconnecting with nature to disconnect from screens: The relationship between nature exposure and problematic short-form video use among adolescents and its underlying mechanisms. Computers in Human Behavior, 168How can nature connectedness and behaviours for learning be deliberately developed in children, adolescents and young adults? A systematic literature review
Nature-based interventions designed to boost nature connectedness also support beneficial behaviors for learning, according to review
Harris, N. M., Hartwell, B., Thomas, L., Grace, M., (2025). How can nature connectedness and behaviours for learning be deliberately developed in children, adolescents and young adults? A systematic literature review. Child and Adolescent Mental HealthThe benefits of school recess: A Systematic Review
School recess supports an array of academic, cognitive, behavior and emotional, physical health, and social well-being benefits
Hodges, V. C., Centeio, E. E., Morgan, C. F., (2022). The benefits of school recess: A Systematic Review. Journal of School Health, 92(10),Recess quality and social and behavioral health in elementary school students
Recess quality impacts social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes
Massey, W. V., Thalken, J., Szarabajko, A., Neilson, L., Geldhof, J., (2021). Recess quality and social and behavioral health in elementary school students. Journal of School Health, 91(9),“I think that we should, but I don’t think that we can”: What school staff think about adventurous play at schools in England
Teachers and school staff indicate a need for play policy, education, guidance, and training to enable adventurous play in schools
Nesbit, R. J., Harvey, K., Dodd, H. F., (2025). “I think that we should, but I don’t think that we can”: What school staff think about adventurous play at schools in England. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor LearningExploring key informants’ perceptions of weather-modified recess
Indoor recess reduces students’ opportunities for physical activity, experiencing nature and social interaction
Ouellette, C., Martin, G., Hyndman, B., Button, B., (2024). Exploring key informants’ perceptions of weather-modified recess. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning‘Everyone’s just like, they’re fine, and when in reality, are we?’ Stories about recess from children experiencing disability
Children experiencing disability should be involved in the design of recess play spaces
Rubuliak, R., Spencer, N. L. I., (2022). ‘Everyone’s just like, they’re fine, and when in reality, are we?’ Stories about recess from children experiencing disability. Sport, Education and Society, 27(2),Advocacy for equitable recess in Washington state
Advocacy coalition helps pass school recess bill in Washington State
Tandon, P. S., Westerlind, L., McCleery, J., (2024). Advocacy for equitable recess in Washington state. Pediatrics, 153(5)Engaging youth in public lands monitoring: opportunities for enhancing ecological literacy and environmental stewardship
Youth in different citizen science programs manifest scientific understanding and environmental stewardship differently
Pitt, A. N., Schultz, C. A., Vaske, J. J., (2019). Engaging youth in public lands monitoring: opportunities for enhancing ecological literacy and environmental stewardship. Environmental Education Research,The natural world around me; a qualitative exploration of young people’s relationship to nature and how it relates to their wellbeing and feelings of pro-environmental behaviour
Connection to nature may help young people cope with climate-related emotions while simultaneously encouraging their action for the environment
Shrestha, T., Cassarino, M., Foley, S., Di Blasi, Z., (2025). The natural world around me; a qualitative exploration of young people’s relationship to nature and how it relates to their wellbeing and feelings of pro-environmental behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 103Relatively wild urban parks can promote human resilience and flourishing: A case study of Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington
Visitors most value the relatively wild aspects of large urban parks like Seattle’s Discovery Park
Lev, E., Kahn, P. H., Chen, H., Esperum, G., (2020). Relatively wild urban parks can promote human resilience and flourishing: A case study of Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Frontiers, 2Free public lands admission for children and spillovers in family recreation
Free admission to federal public lands is linked to significant increases in hiking for higher income, but not lower income, families with fourth graders
Wikle, J. S., Hodge, C. J., (2023). Free public lands admission for children and spillovers in family recreation. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32,The contribution of national parks to human health and well-being: Visitors' perceived benefits of Wuyishan National Park
Wuyishan National Park’s natural landscapes, ecology, activities, and facilities enhance visitors' health and relationships
Li. X., Chen, C., Wang, W., Yang, J., Innes, J. I., Ferretti-Gallon, K., Wang, G., (2021). The contribution of national parks to human health and well-being: Visitors' perceived benefits of Wuyishan National Park. International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 9,Adolescent visit patterns of urban green spaces and socio-demographic variations in a large high-density city
Guangzhou adolescents report low frequency and short duration visits to urban greenspaces
Chen, Z., Peng, L. L. H., Shan, X., (2025). Adolescent visit patterns of urban green spaces and socio-demographic variations in a large high-density city. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 112An exploratory study into the effect of an outdoor, cold-water immersion course on mood in adolescents in Norway and the UK
Outdoor cold-water immersion supported short-term improvements in adolescents’ moods
Harper, C. M., Romeyke, V., Shergold, S., Ford, A., Danielsen, K. K., (2025). An exploratory study into the effect of an outdoor, cold-water immersion course on mood in adolescents in Norway and the UK. Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental HealthExploring the psychological impacts of water-based outdoor physical activities on university students: a qualitative interview study
Water-based outdoor physical activities meet psychological needs and have psychological benefits
Liu, X., Qin, H., Zhang, H., Weng, X., Lin, S., Ge, F., Wang, R., (2025). Exploring the psychological impacts of water-based outdoor physical activities on university students: a qualitative interview study. Scientific Reports, 15The relationships between nature connectedness, nature contact, and positive psychological outcomes: A meta-analysis
A deep connection to nature is linked to greater psychological well-being, a stronger sense of meaning in life, and higher levels of life satisfaction
Zeng, Q., Yang, Z., Chen, Z., Chen, P., (2025). The relationships between nature connectedness, nature contact, and positive psychological outcomes: A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental PsychologyDifferential effects of an urban outdoor environment on 4–5 year old children’s attention in school
Holding classes outdoors, even in urban settings, may support the attentional capacity of socio-economically disadvantaged children
Atkinson, M., Goldenberg, G., Dubiel, J., Wass, S., (2025). Differential effects of an urban outdoor environment on 4–5 year old children’s attention in school. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 104Leveling the Playing Field: Opportunities for School Recess to Promote Wellness and Reduce Disparities in Elementary School Children
Students in lower-income communities tend to have less daily recess and are at greater risk of having recess withheld
Konduru, D., Lowrey, K. M., Hager, E. R., (2025). Leveling the Playing Field: Opportunities for School Recess to Promote Wellness and Reduce Disparities in Elementary School Children. American Journal of Health PromotionSchool-based outdoor education and teacher subjective well-being: An exploratory study
School-based outdoor education is positively related to teachers’ subjective well-being
Deschamps, A., Scrutton, R., Ayotte-Beaudet, J., (2022). School-based outdoor education and teacher subjective well-being: An exploratory study. Frontiers, 7Discussing mental health benefits for teachers participating in outdoor education in Canada: a conceptual analysis and future research directions
Outdoor education contributes to educators’ mental health, professional development, and self-care
Barker, C., Chisholm, N., Foran, A., (2024). Discussing mental health benefits for teachers participating in outdoor education in Canada: a conceptual analysis and future research directions. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor LearningConsidering biophilic tendencies when operationalising nature as medicine: a critical review
Review provides a critical examination of the research instruments used to assess nature connection in well-being studies
Stonebridge, N., Sumner, R. C., Scott, S., (2025). Considering biophilic tendencies when operationalising nature as medicine: a critical review. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 105No hiding places—A review of representations of children's right to play in schoolyards across wider Irish educational policies and guidelines
Irish education policies frame children's play and schoolyard spaces in limiting ways
Bergin, M., (2025). No hiding places—A review of representations of children's right to play in schoolyards across wider Irish educational policies and guidelines. Children & SocietyNature-based interventions in the UK: A mixed methods study exploring green prescribing for promoting the mental wellbeing of young pregnant women
Young pregnant women express strong interest in nature-based green and social prescriptions to support their mental health and well-being
Sands, G., Blake, H., Carter, T., Spiby, H., (2023). Nature-based interventions in the UK: A mixed methods study exploring green prescribing for promoting the mental wellbeing of young pregnant women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(20)Prescribing nature for human health: An examination of public interest, barriers, and enablers related to nature prescription programming in Canada
Lack of awareness and structural, intrapersonal and interpersonal barriers limit Canadians' participation in nature prescriptions
Lemieux, C. J., Lazarescu, C., Reining, C. E., Groulx, M. W., Lem, M., Astell-Burt, T., Feng, X., (2025). Prescribing nature for human health: An examination of public interest, barriers, and enablers related to nature prescription programming in Canada. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 8Barriers and facilitators to implementing nature prescriptions for child and youth health: a scoping review
Review identifies implementation strategies to support children and youth’s equitable participation in nature prescription programs
Paquet, S., Struthers, N. A., Gunz, A., Gittings, L., (2025). Barriers and facilitators to implementing nature prescriptions for child and youth health: a scoping review. Health Promotion International, 40A scoping review of nature prescriptions offered by healthcare providers
Further research is needed to examine healthcare professional provided nature prescriptions, especially for children
Migl, W., Mathis, H., Spencer, M., Hernandez, R., Maddock, J. E., (2024). A scoping review of nature prescriptions offered by healthcare providers. Journal of Public Health and Emergency, 8(17)Evaluation of a nature prescription program in schools to increase nature-based physical activity and time spent outdoors: Implementation of the kids in parks TRACK Rx program by the school nurse
School nurses can facilitate school-wide initiatives to encourage outdoor physical activity through nature prescriptions
Christiana, R. W., Urroz, J., Venrick, H. W., (2025). Evaluation of a nature prescription program in schools to increase nature-based physical activity and time spent outdoors: Implementation of the kids in parks TRACK Rx program by the school nurse. The Journal of School Nursing, 41(4),The Park Rx trial to increase physical activity among low-income youth
An on-going randomized controlled trial is examining the impact of park prescriptions on low-income pediatric patients
Zarr, R., Han, B., Estrada, E., Cohen, D. A., (2022). The Park Rx trial to increase physical activity among low-income youth. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 122Schoolyards greening for connecting people and nature: An example of nature-based solutions?
Green schoolyards are an effective nature-based solution that can bolster human-nature relationships and contribute to ecological health
Blanc, N., Clauzel, C., About, C., Riché, A., Gippet, M., Bortolamiol, S., (2025). Schoolyards greening for connecting people and nature: An example of nature-based solutions?. Urban Sustainability, 5(64)The past, present, and future of nature and place- based interventions for human health
Literature review mines additional disciplines and cultural knowledges to understand nature’s role in health historically and culturally
Boyd, F., Allen, C., Robinson, J. M., Redvers, N., (2024). The past, present, and future of nature and place- based interventions for human health. Landscape Research, 49(1),A historical and critical analysis of park prescriptions
Stakeholders need to leverage research, shared language, partnerships to propel park prescriptions
James, J. J., Christiana, R. W., Battista, R. A., (2019). A historical and critical analysis of park prescriptions. Journal of Leisure Research, 50(4),Children's spaces in coastal cities: challenges to conventional urban understandings and prospects for child-friendly blue urbanism
Child-friendly blue urbanism should be based in an understanding of coastal children’s resilience and agency
Andal, A. G., (2022). Children's spaces in coastal cities: challenges to conventional urban understandings and prospects for child-friendly blue urbanism. Children's Geographies, 20(5),Relationship between ‘‘blue space’’ proximity and children’s weight status, health behaviors, and health-related quality of life among a sample of regional victorian primary school children
The health benefits of blue space proximity often vary by gender for Australian children
Crooks, H. N., MBiostat, D. B., Gaskin, C. J., Nichols, M., Bolton, K. A., Orellana, L., Fraser, P., Le, H., Brown, A., Bell, C., Bliss, J., Allender, S., Strugnell, C., (2022). Relationship between ‘‘blue space’’ proximity and children’s weight status, health behaviors, and health-related quality of life among a sample of regional victorian primary school children. Childhood Obesity, 18(7)Young children's use of blue spaces and the impact on their health, development and environmental awareness: A qualitative study from parents' perspectives
Western Australian parents credit blue spaces with increasing children’s physical activity, mental health and environmentalism
George, P., Murray, K., Christian, H., (2022). Young children's use of blue spaces and the impact on their health, development and environmental awareness: A qualitative study from parents' perspectives. , 35,Mechanisms of Impact of Blue Spaces on Human Health: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Blue spaces support human health through physical activity, restoration, and environmental factors
Georgiou, M., Smith, N., Tieges, Z., Chastin, S., (2021). Mechanisms of Impact of Blue Spaces on Human Health: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18Coastal cultural ecosystem services and adolescents’ subjective well-being
Cultural ecosystem services are the pathway by which adolescents gain subjective well-being
Cabana, D., Pinna, S., Farina, S., Grech, D., Barbieri, N., Guala, I., (2024). Coastal cultural ecosystem services and adolescents’ subjective well-being. Ambio, 53,What does it feel like to be in a blue space nature play program? A phenomenological investigation into the wellbeing benefits for children engaging in physically active play in coastal environments
Coastal blue spaces provide affordances for children’s well-being and connection with nature through physically active play
Rouse, E., Wishart, L., (2025). What does it feel like to be in a blue space nature play program? A phenomenological investigation into the wellbeing benefits for children engaging in physically active play in coastal environments. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 25(1),Nature connectedness in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review
Adolescents’ and young adults’ connection to nature may boost mental well-being, promote pro-environmental behaviors, and enhance social connectedness
Madera, F., Olcese, M., Cardinali, P., Migliorini, L., (2025). Nature connectedness in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 107The impact of built and natural environments on working memory - A systematic literature review
A complex relationship between the specific configurations and experiential qualities of natural and built environments may impact working memory
Huynh, D. C., Fich, L. B., Djebbara, Z., (2025). The impact of built and natural environments on working memory - A systematic literature review. Journal of Environmental PsychologyA systematic review of the impacts of nature exposure on the nervous system in children and youth: Implications for nature-based learning
Exposure to nature promotes a state of relaxed alertness, improved attentional processing, and optimal cognitive resource allocation for children and adolescents
Quintela Do Carmo, G., Ayotte-Beaudet, J., Jordan, C., (2025). A systematic review of the impacts of nature exposure on the nervous system in children and youth: Implications for nature-based learning. Journal of Environmental PsychologyMechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: An 18-country analysis
International study links blue space exposure in childhood to improved well-being in adulthood
Vitale, V., Martin, L., White, M. P., Elliott, L. R., Wyles, K. J., Browning, M. H. E. M., Pahl, S., Stehl, P., Bell, S., Bratman, G. N., Gascon, M., Grellier, J., Lima, M. L., Lohmus, M., Nieuwenhusijsen, M., (2022). Mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: An 18-country analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 84Effect of nature on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents: meta-review
Meta-review highlights the need for high-quality research to strengthen the evidence of nature’s impact on mental health and well-being
Lomax, T., Butler, J., Cirpriani, A., Singh, I., (2024). Effect of nature on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents: meta-review. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 225,’Oh, right you surf! That’s really cool’: A realist evaluation of surfing as a strength-based activity for autistic children
An Australian surfing program for neurodiverse children and adolescents enhanced independence, well-being and social connection
Nilsson, A., Lee, E. A. L., Hallam, L., Wheadon, J., Afsharnejad, B., Girdler, S., (2025). ’Oh, right you surf! That’s really cool’: A realist evaluation of surfing as a strength-based activity for autistic children. Neurodiversity, 3,Participation and postpaternalism: Child/youth climate action and the UN convention on the rights of the child
Youth climate action is redefining children’s rights in the context of climate change
Daly, A., Purcell, N., Calvo-Fernández, E. M., Murray, E. M., (2025). Participation and postpaternalism: Child/youth climate action and the UN convention on the rights of the child. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 33,MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM:
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