Forest Mind Basic Course

Events from the AllianceOrganizer: Mixing Nuts OyWhere: onlineDate: 07 August 2023 – 01 September 2023 Forest Mind Basics is designed to enhance and maintain wellbeing with the aid of the nature. You receive tools and exercises for your every day wellbeing. Forest mind method combines the wellbeing effects of the nature with the mind skills. …

Italy: Festival Cansiglio InVita (15-18.06.2023)

Events from the AllianceOrganizer: Società Selvatica, Università degli Studi di Padova, Veneto AgricolturaWhere: Foresta del Cansiglio, ItalyDate: 15 June 2023 – 16 June 2023 – 17 June 2023 – 18 June 2023 ENGLISH. —– 🌱 4 days of science and experience, wellness and art, knowledge and traditions hosted by one of Italy’s most beautiful landscape: …

Social and therapeutic horticulture seminar

Events from the AllianceOrganizer: Festina Lente Where: Festina Lente Walled Garden, Old Connaught Avenue, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland Date: 24 September 2022 The day will start with an overview of the trends in the growth and development of social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) at both an international and national level. This will be followed by …

Communicating healthy forest air as a medicine

Publication from the AllianceAuthor: Droli, Maurizio; Ohe, YasuoYear of publication: 2022 An average adult, when resting, inhales and exhales the remarkable amount of 10,000 – 12,000 litres of air per day. Nevertheless, despite the importance of healthy air for humans and the multitude of organisations promoting healthy destinations in brochures, very few tourism organisations are …

Positioning Climate Therapy Stays as a Health Tourism Product: An Evidence-Based Approach

Publication from the AllianceAuthor: Maurizio Droli, Lorena Bašan, Fabio Giuseppe VassalloYear of publication: 2022 Background: The relationship between Length Of Stay (LOS) and Metres Above Sea Level (MASL) of Climate Therapy Stays (CTSs) and their therapeutic effectiveness and efficiency has been underresearched in the last four decades. As a consequence, the potentials of short-term and …

Evaluating Potential Respiratory Benefits of Forest-Based Experiences: A Regional Scale Approach

Publication from the AllianceAuthor: Droli Maurizio, Sigura Maurizia, Vassallo Fabio, Droli Giovanni, Iseppi LucaYear of publication: 2002 Background: Several studies have suggested the possibility of obtaining specific respiratory benefits by experiencing forests and other natural resources. Despite this, forests have never been considered according to such potential. This study aims to compare municipalities by considering …