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Colfer, C. (ed). 2008. Human Health and Forests. A Global Overview of Issues, Practice and Policy. People and Plants International. Conservation Series. In cooperation with CIFOR, Center for Int’l Forestry Research, in Bogor, Indonesia. http://www.earthscan.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1487

• ForHealth Report (as published in IUFRO News Vol. 36, Issue 9, 2007)
  
• ForHealth Annual Report 2007
  

Click here to download the poster presented at the 2007 COST E39 conference (file size 3 MB, PDF)

• Steering Committee Meeting, Saariselkä, Finland, 16 August 2007
  Minutes of the 2007 Steering Committee Meeting
  
  
• Steeromg Committee Meeting, Marrakech, Morroco, 30 April 2008
  Minutes of the Steering 2008 Committee Meeting

1. Bibliographies:

• Bibliography given by Marcus Sangster
  

• Maller, C., Townsend, M., Brown, P., Leger, L. St. 2002. Healthy Parks Healthy People. The Health Benefits of Contact with Nature in a Park Context. An Annotated Bibliography. Social and Mental Health Priority Area. Volume Two. Occasional paper series. Report to Parks Victoria and the International Park Strategic Partners Group. (pdf)

2. Reviews:

• Colfer, C. (ed). 2008. Human Health and Forests. A Global Overview of Issues, Practice and Policy. People and Plants International. Conservation Series.
  

• Colfer, C., Sheil D. & Kishi, M. 2006. Forests and human health. Assessing the evidence. CIFOR Occasional Paper No. 45. 111 p. (pdf)
  

• Health Council of the Netherlands and Dutch Advisory Council for Research on Spatial Planning, Nature and the Environment. 2004. Nature and Health. The influence of nature on social, psychological and physical well-being. The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands and RMNO, 2004; publication no. 2004/09E; RMNO publication nr A02ae. (pdf)
  

• The Second advisory report on Nature and Health for the Dutch government. 2007. English Summary (pdf)
  

• Morris, N. 2003. Health, Well-Being and Open Space. Openspace. (pdf)
      * mental health benefits, literature review
  

• Nilsson, K., Baines, C. & Konijnendijk, C.C. (eds.). 2007. Final report of the COST Strategic Workshop on Health and the Natural Outdoors. (pdf)
      * A COST Strategic Workshop was held in April 2007 in Larnaca, Cyprus. Its purpose was to identify the extent of knowledge in this field and the implications for policy and for future research. The Workshop found that nature-based approaches can contribute significantly to health objectives in Europe.
  

• O’Brien, L. 2005. Trees and woodlands: Nature's health service. UK Forest Research. (pdf)
      * Information and evidence supporting the use and enjoyment of woodlands and green spaces to improve people’s overall health and well-being.
  

• Perlis, A. (ed). 2006. Forests and human health. Unasylva no 224, vol 57, 2006/2.
  

• Semour, L. 2003. Nature and psychological well-being. English Nature Research Reports. Report Number 533. (pdf)
  

• Tabbush, P. & O’Brien, L. 2003. Health and well-being: Trees, Woodlands and Natural Spaces. UK Forest Research. (pdf)
      * Summary of expert consultations on the connections between woodlands and the natural environment and public health and well-being held in England,Scotland and Wales during 2002
  

• World Health Organization. 2005. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Health Synthesis. Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. (pdf)
      * The report looks at how ecosystem change and various management decisions affect human health, and considers the role of ecosystems in achieving the Millennium Development Goals with a particular focus on health.

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