New high-rise schools need green spaces for students to grow: Secondary students at some of Brisbane and Melbourne’s new inner-city “vertical schools” are craving outdoor green spaces to help them feel connected to their environment while also supporting their development. A recent University of Melbourne study has found secondary students at some of Brisbane and […]
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Nature walks should be prescribed as a health solution, according to Surrey academics: The world should follow in the footsteps of the UK and start to prescribe more exposure to nature to help improve physical and mental health wellbeing, say experts from the University of Surrey who are now leading a project in Germany to […]
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Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Report: Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: Experts Warn Worse Crises to Come Options Offered to Reduce Risk Highlights: Intergovernmental Council on Pandemic Prevention; Addressing risk drivers including deforestation & wildlife trade; Tax high pandemic-risk activities 540,000 – 850,000 unknown viruses in nature could still infect people; […]
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