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Epidemiological and experimental empirical studies have shown that access to and contact with natural environments is associated with both better physical and mental health, with positive effects on several aspects of well-being and recovery from mental strain. Nature contact can also affect interpersonal prosocial behavior, environmental behavior, and health behavior. Natural environments are thus an important resource also for meeting public health challenges with mental health, where stress and lack of recovery are common causes. Protecting nature, promoting contact with nature both inside and outside city boarders, and working actively for the integration of nature into the design of our living environments and lifestyles are thus central to human and social sustainability as well as for environmental/ ecological sustainability.

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