ARALAR
ECOSYSTEMS™
Resources · selected reading

Nature. Wellbeing.
Evidence to work with.

Recent guidance and foundational research from around the world. Explore the source, its context and what it can bring to your place.

2025 · WHO Europe

Nature-based solutions and health

Evidence and practical considerations for connecting ecosystem care with health and wellbeing.

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2024 · WHO & IUCN · Global

Nature-based solutions for health

Guidance and case studies for policymakers and practitioners across health, conservation and planning.

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2023 · WHO Europe

The value of green and blue spaces

Qualitative and quantitative approaches to assessing benefits and risks for health and wellbeing.

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2022 · Research synthesis

Relationship and sustainability

A meta-analysis exploring connections between human–nature relationships and sustainability.

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2016 · Japan & UK · Foundational review

Extinction of experience

Why the loss of everyday nature interactions matters for wellbeing and care for the environment.

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2030 / 2050 · Global framework

Living in harmony with nature

The biodiversity framework’s mission and vision informing long-term direction.

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Global · Biomimicry Institute

AskNature

Explore how living systems work and find inspiration for design. A resource for learning from nature alongside wellbeing research.

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Selected on 3 October 2026. These sources inform our approach; they do not establish outcomes for Aralar programmes.

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