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Rewiring Food Systems to Enhance Human Health and Biosphere …

WEBFood lies at the heart of both health and sustainability challenges. We use a social-ecological framework to illustrate how major changes to the volume, nutrition and …

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Natural Environments, Health, and Well-Being – APGA

WEBThe evidence around the effects of natural environments on health and well-being is steadily increasing. Several pathways and mechanisms are suggested, such as …

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Health, Well-being and Medicine (Native Plant Conservation …

WEBIn recent years, studies have found public health benefits from native plant communities as well as individual native plant species. Studies have found stronger …

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New guidance for tracking long-term tree survival, growth, and …

WEBField monitoring of urban trees is essential to learn how urban forests change over time. Many arborists and urban forest managers worldwide seek to …

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Rewiring food systems to enhance human health and …

WEBWe need to rewire different parts of food systems, to enhance information flows between consumers and producers at different scales, influ-ence food-system decision makers, …

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Urban Agriculture Resilience Program – APGA

WEBIn 2020, the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) and the American Public Gardens Association (the Association) initiated the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program. Since …

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Forest Health and Biotechnology: Possibilities and Considerations

WEBThe American chestnut, whitebark pine, and several species of ash in the eastern United States are just a few of the North American tree species that have been …

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Our Programs – APGA

WEBOur programs Relevant, influential and pivotal programming is essential to the American Public Gardens Association’s outreach and goals. Key programs address some of the …

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Green Prescriptions and Their Co-Benefits: Integrative Strategies …

WEBThere is a growing recognition of the links between the increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases, environmental concerns including …

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An Update of the Literature Supporting the Well-Being Benefits of

WEBThis paper focused on providing evidence from the literature regarding the physiological health benefits associated with plants, thereby influencing the …

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Nature Rx: Community is Natural

WEBDecreases sense of well-being. Increases fight or flight signaling. Increases inflammation. Increases depressive symptoms. Decreases immune response. Increases the risk of …

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Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with …

WEBA growing body of epidemiological evidence indicates that greater exposure to, or ‘contact with’, natural environments (such as parks, woodlands and beaches) is …

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Loblolly Pine Health in the Southeastern U.S. – APGA

WEBSouthern pine species such as loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, and slash cover much of the southeastern U.S., and are a critical component of the region’s economy. …

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Therapeutic Landscapes Network – APGA

WEBThe Therapeutic Landscapes Network is a knowledge base and gathering space about healing gardens, restorative landscapes, and other green spaces that …

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A synthesis of health benefits of natural sounds and their …

WEBA study of sound recordings from 251 sites in 66 national parks found that listening to natural sounds may be one of the best ways to promote mental health and …

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Public Garden Funding Resources – APGA

WEBThe Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust funds projects that seek to further ornamental horticulture via research and/or education at qualified botanical gardens and other …

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