World Parks Week 2022 is an opportunity for us to share how and in what ways we are connecting to the World Urban Parks 10/20/30!
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Young people and parks
Parks can play an important role in filling this nature gap for adolescents, providing them access to the proven physical and mental health benefits of being active and spending time in nature, and a sense of belonging and connection to their communities. Download the full article here!
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Tourism and urban parks: Challenges, and opportunities
This webinar focuses on city tourism and from there urban parks as tourist attractions.
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A prescription worth filling…naturally!
This webinar will focus on a communities journey and the great health and wellbeing outcomes that can be achieved through co design, engaging across the community health sector, social prescribing, some passionate staff and great plans!
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Emerging Ideas: New leaders, better urban spaces
Do you have a project idea to create social change and strengthen your community's interaction with #nature? We're looking for 30 change-makers to join our second cohort of #EmergingUrbanLeaders.
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Monterrey will host the global event for urban parks this 2022
After 2 years of pandemic, WUP congress returns with strength and announces the official date of the annual event. From November 14 to 18, 2022, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, will host city leaders, park professionals, and citizens committed to public space.
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Creating a vision of the future from the legacy of the past
We continue to face ever increasing numbers of extreme weather events, severe losses in biodiversity, massive displacement, and migration of global peoples, and many are not able to access basic quality community infrastructures such as neighborhood parks.
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AIPH World Green City Awards 2022
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) members consist of thousands of growers of flowers and ornamental plants around the world who are together united by one essential goal promoting the place of plants in people’s lives.
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Nature is Good Medicine
Arising from the Nature is Good Medicine Workshop on 5 September 2021, we call on IUCN and its Members to recognize the irreplaceable potential of nature-derived health services to individuals and society.
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Why cities need large parks
The large parks and green infrastructure presented here illustrate the diverse uses and many benefits of large urban parks across 30 major cities.