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Oxford Human-Nature Health Research Platform

Our research aims to discovers if, how and why ‘nature’ supports human mental health and wellbeing. In our research process, we intentionally look to re-connect humans with the natural world, and we investigate how and why that re-connection is good for humans and good for the planet.

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Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing): a framework to guide innovation and research

Converging ecological and social crises have exposed the limits of prevailing models of human progress, highlighting the need for more inclusive and interdisciplinary approaches to advancing wellbeing and flourishing across human and non-human life. In this Personal View, we propose an ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) approach, whereby one’s own human flourishing is pursued along with that of natural ecosystems and their collective and individual constituents.

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Mechanisms underpinning flourishing at the interface of humans and other natural entities: an umbrella review

Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) describes the interconnected flourishing of human and non-human natural entities. Despite existing conceptual frameworks, translation into practice remains inadequate owing to insufficient synthesis of empirically tested mechanisms driving change across human and ecological systems. We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews examining mechanisms at the e-co-flourishing interface.

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Societal Resilience and Mental Capital: Agile Initiative Priority Policy Questions: Summary of Key Findings

Societal Resilience and Mental Capital: Agile Initiative Priority Policy Questions: Summary of Key Findings

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Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing): a framework to guide innovation and research

Converging ecological and social crises have exposed the limits of prevailing models of human progress, highlighting the need for more inclusive and interdisciplinary approaches to advancing wellbeing and flourishing across human and non-human life. In this Personal View, we propose an ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) approach, whereby one’s own human flourishing is pursued along with that of natural ecosystems and their collective and individual constituents.

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Mechanisms underpinning flourishing at the interface of humans and other natural entities: an umbrella review

Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) describes the interconnected flourishing of human and non-human natural entities. Despite existing conceptual frameworks, translation into practice remains inadequate owing to insufficient synthesis of empirically tested mechanisms driving change across human and ecological systems. We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews examining mechanisms at the e-co-flourishing interface.

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