Woodland expansion is internationally accepted as a strategy to reduce biodiversity loss,
climate change and flood risk, but there has been limited assessment of the evidence for …

Physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of several non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Natural environments support recreational PA. Using data including a representative cross …

Hiking is a natural exercise that has become one the most popular outdoor activities,
promoting physical fitness and de-stress without large investments or special equipment …

Existing research on the social and cultural (S&C) values of treescapes tends to be limited in
scope, for example to recreation, aesthetic or health values, and much is primarily …

Abstract Since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was published, a plethora of
ecosystem service frameworks have been developed to conceptualise the links between the …

The paper presents an integrated methodology to assess psychological and physiological
responses of people when exposed to forests, with the main objective of assessing the …

Meteorological conditions affect people's outdoor physical activity. However, we know of no
previous research into how these conditions affect physical activity in different types of …

Botanic gardens are defined by their mission to maintain living plant collections for scientific
research, conservation, display and education. This mission represents the potential …

Recreation has been an important policy impetus for the creation of protected area networks
worldwide. This paper reviews valuation techniques for recreation ecosystem services, a …

The benefits of local recreation in the State-owned forests in Austria (ie, about 15% of all
Austrian forests) are ascertained in this paper. A representative survey of households dealt …