Salzburg series on children in parks
A high level international seminar series is focusing its current programme on the issue of children’s access to green space. Adrian Voce reports. The Salzburg Global Seminar series is holding a 5-day programme, which began on 18 March,...Read more
Outdoor play leads to environmental awareness, says new Canadian study
A new study from the University of British Columbia, Okanagan in Canada suggests that children who play outside are more likely to protect nature as adults. Protecting the environment can be as easy as telling your kids...Read more
Planting trees with children
Arbor Day is an opportunity to engage children in the importance of trees, both for for human life now, and the future of a habitable planet. Peter Pakke writes how planting trees with children can also be...Read more
Early nature lessons in Denmark’s Forest Pre-schools
Forest schools are gaining in popularity around the world. In Denmark, they have been around for decades, and they start young. Philippa Stasiuk reports on a pedagogical movement that immerses children in nature from kindergarten. “They come in...Read more
PlayStation unplugged: nature play in the German capital
A key challenge for the child-friendly city is how to develop land for housing in a way that also creates and maintains the green and open spaces that are so necessary for children’s play, and...Read more
Child friendly cities benefit us all (part 3)
In this third part of his article about the urban renaissance needed for cities to properly respond to their growing child populations, Sam Williams highlights the importance of accessible green and playable places, and the...Read more
Building the asthma-friendly school garden
For the many children who have asthma, the typical schoolyard is not a friendly place. Most school gardens have pollen-producing male clonal shrubs, trees and many other plants that can provoke asthma attacks. Here, Peter...Read more
Young people focus their lens on climate change
In this second part of her article about youth campaigning for climate action, Victoria Derr looks at the key role of film-making arts in both empowering young people and providing an effective medium for their...Read more
Young people in the vanguard for climate action
Young people acutely concerned that their future is jeopardised by climate change are, in some states of the US, leading the campaign for more action on combatting this global threat. In this first part of...Read more
Resilience: connecting young people with nature
A resilient city is one where young people have easy access to nature and outdoor play, argues Samuel Williams of the planning and design company, Arup. Here, her explains why it is time for designers to...Read more
Isle of Man nature charity plans extensive new wild play area
The Manx (Isle of Man*) Wildlife Trust (MWT), has held a survey of how often children on the island play in the countryside as part of its planning for an exciting new wild play project on the island Tim...Read more
Osteria Ai Pioppi. If you want to play, you have to push and sweat
Bruno Ferrin is the inventor and creator of an ecological park in Nervesa della Battaglia, in the province of Treviso, in Italy. The particularity of this park, for children and adults both, is that there...Read more
Encouraging children to form an emotional attachment to nature
We read it in the news every day. From climate change to overfishing to deforestation, it seems that we are on the brink of a natural disaster on an epic scale. If we cannot do...Read more
Forest adventures: Ditch the laptop and let your child be wild
Coillte project aims to introduce children to the wonders of the great outdoors. Many of us might think that kids prefer to play on screen than play outside; it’s certainly what they tell us when they’re...Read more