SAC Rural Policy Centre

This Research Briefing summarises the key findings of a literature review that explores existing literature linking health and wellbeing with an engagement with natural environments and landscapes.

At a time when inactive lifestyles and poor diet and health tend to hit the headlines, research has shown that specific natural environments have the ability to promote and maintain health and enhance wellbeing.

There are many areas of policy that can be influenced by understanding the relationships between natural landscapes and wellbeing, and the Scottish Government has started to more strongly engage with nature and green space contact since 2002. The Briefing draws out a number of implications for policy and research arising from the literature review.

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