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Children & Nature Worldwide: An Exploration of Children’s Experiences of the Outdoors and Nature with Associated Risks and Benefits
This document provides an evidence base for the importance of children’s and youth’s connections with nature, now and for the future. Evidence provided in this annotated bibliography of research relates to: 1) children’s experiences of the outdoors and nature, particularly the often limited nature of these experiences and 2) the benefits derived from children’s experiences of the outdoors and nature—both for their healthy development and the protection of the Earth.
Newsletter Archive: Stay informed, engaged and inspired. C&NN’s monthly newsletter brings you the latest news, reports, action alerts and updates on the growing children and nature movement.
MAY 16, 2013 – Grand Ideas
APR 25, 2013 – News and Commentary
APR 16, 2013 – News and Commentary
MAR 29, 2013 – Natural Teachers News
MAR 21, 2013 – Natural Families News
FEB 14, 2013 – News and Commentary
JAN 31, 2013 – News and Commentary
JAN 10, 2013 – News and Commentary
DEC 20, 2012 – Natural Leaders News
NOV 27, 2012 – News and Commentary
NOV 8, 2012 – Natural Families News
OCT 24, 2012 – News and Commentary
OCT 10, 2012 – Natural Teachers News
SEPT 27, 2012 – News and Commentary
SEPT 13, 2012 – News and Commentary
AUG 23, 2012 – Natural Families News
AUG 9, 2012 – News and Commentary
JUL 26, 2012 – Natural Leaders News
JUN 28, 2012 – Natural Families News
JUN 14, 2012 – News and Commentary
MAY 24, 2012 – Natural Teachers News
MAY 5, 2012 – NNM Guest Blogs
APR 27, 2012 – Let's G.O.! in All 50 States
APR 12, 2012 – It's April: Let's G.O.!
MAR 27, 2012 – Spring Book Tour
MAR 22, 2012 – News and Updates
MAR 8, 2012 – News and Updates
FEB 23, 2012 – Natural Teachers News
FEB 9, 2012 – News and Updates
JAN 31, 2012 – News and Updates
JAN 12, 2012 – News and Updates
DEC 22, 2011 – News and Updates
DEC 6, 2011 – Ecology of Hope
NOV 22, 2011– Natural Families News
NOV 10, 2011– News and Updates
NOV 1, 2011– 2011 Report Outs
OCT 6, 2011– Natural Teachers News
SEPT 8, 2011– APOCALYPSE NO
AUG 25, 2011– Natural Leaders News
AUG 2, 2011– Vitamin N Prescription
JULY 21, 2011– Natural Families News
JULY 6, 2011– Vitamin N
JUNE 21, 2011– New Nature Movement
JUNE 7, 2011– Natural Teachers News
MAY 24, 2011– Summer Activities
MAY 5, 2011– Cinco de Mayo
APR 20, 2011– Book Tour
APR 5, 2011– Help from Our Friends
MAR 2011 – Nature in Difficult Times
FEB 2011 – Connecting Libraries
JAN 2011 – Spotlight: Ohio
DEC 2010 – Natural Teachers News
NOV 2010 – Friends of C&NN
OCT 2010 – Reaching Heath Care Professionals
SEPT 2010 – News and Updates
AUG 2010 – Natural Families News
JULY 2010 – Summer Reading 2010
JUNE 2010 – News and Updates
APR 2010 – Earth Week
MAR 2010 – Awareness Month 2010
FEB 2010 – Updates from Michigan
JAN 2010 – News and Updates from the Grassroots
DEC 2009 – Season's Greetings from C&NN
NOV 2009 – C&NN News & Updates
OCT 2009 – C&NN Publications
SEPT 2009 – Major Media
JULY 2009 – Summer Reading
JUNE 2009 – Great Outdoors Month
MAY 2009 – Movement News
APR 2009 – C&NN Launches Natural Leaders Network
MAR 2009 – C&NN Announcements
FEB 2009 – New Administration -- New Allies
JAN 2009 – Thoughts for the New Year
DEC 2008 – Research Summit 2008
NOV 2008 – The International Movement
OCT 2008 – Grassroots Gathering 2008
JUNE 2008 – Summer Reading
MAY 2008 – Cultural Change
APR 2008 – Awareness Month
MAR 2008 – Free Play
FEB 2008 – New from C&NN
OCT 2007 – Health
JULY 2007 – Movement Update
APR 2007 – Legislation
Newsletter Archive
MAY 16, 2013 – Grand Ideas
APR 25, 2013 – News and Commentary
APR 16, 2013 – News and Commentary
MAR 29, 2013 – Natural Teachers News
MAR 21, 2013 – Natural Families News
FEB 14, 2013 – News and Commentary
JAN 31, 2013 – News and Commentary
JAN 10, 2013 – News and Commentary
DEC 20, 2012 – Natural Leaders News
NOV 27, 2012 – News and Commentary
NOV 8, 2012 – Natural Families News
OCT 24, 2012 – News and Commentary
OCT 10, 2012 – Natural Teachers News
SEPT 27, 2012 – News and Commentary
SEPT 13, 2012 – News and Commentary
AUG 23, 2012 – Natural Families News
AUG 9, 2012 – News and Commentary
JUL 26, 2012 – Natural Leaders News
JUN 28, 2012 – Natural Families News
JUN 14, 2012 – News and Commentary
MAY 24, 2012 – Natural Teachers News
MAY 5, 2012 – NNM Guest Blogs
APR 27, 2012 – Let's G.O.! in All 50 States
APR 12, 2012 – It's April: Let's G.O.!
MAR 27, 2012 – Spring Book Tour
MAR 22, 2012 – News and Updates
MAR 8, 2012 – News and Updates
FEB 23, 2012 – Natural Teachers News
FEB 9, 2012 – News and Updates
JAN 31, 2012 – News and Updates
JAN 12, 2012 – News and Updates
DEC 22, 2011 – News and Updates
DEC 6, 2011 – Ecology of Hope
NOV 22, 2011– Natural Families News
NOV 10, 2011– News and Updates
NOV 1, 2011– 2011 Report Outs
OCT 6, 2011– Natural Teachers News
SEPT 8, 2011– APOCALYPSE NO
AUG 25, 2011– Natural Leaders News
AUG 2, 2011– Vitamin N Prescription
JULY 21, 2011– Natural Families News
JULY 6, 2011– Vitamin N
JUNE 21, 2011– New Nature Movement
JUNE 7, 2011– Natural Teachers News
MAY 24, 2011– Summer Activities
MAY 5, 2011– Cinco de Mayo
APR 20, 2011– Book Tour
APR 5, 2011– Help from Our Friends
MAR 2011 – Nature in Difficult Times
FEB 2011 – Connecting Libraries
JAN 2011 – Spotlight: Ohio
DEC 2010 – Natural Teachers News
NOV 2010 – Friends of C&NN
OCT 2010 – Reaching Heath Care Professionals
SEPT 2010 – News and Updates
AUG 2010 – Natural Families News
JULY 2010 – Summer Reading 2010
JUNE 2010 – News and Updates
APR 2010 – Earth Week
MAR 2010 – Awareness Month 2010
FEB 2010 – Updates from Michigan
JAN 2010 – News and Updates from the Grassroots
DEC 2009 – Season's Greetings from C&NN
NOV 2009 – C&NN News & Updates
OCT 2009 – C&NN Publications
SEPT 2009 – Major Media
JULY 2009 – Summer Reading
JUNE 2009 – Great Outdoors Month
MAY 2009 – Movement News
APR 2009 – C&NN Launches Natural Leaders Network
MAR 2009 – C&NN Announcements
FEB 2009 – New Administration -- New Allies
JAN 2009 – Thoughts for the New Year
DEC 2008 – Research Summit 2008
NOV 2008 – The International Movement
OCT 2008 – Grassroots Gathering 2008
JUNE 2008 – Summer Reading
MAY 2008 – Cultural Change
APR 2008 – Awareness Month
MAR 2008 – Free Play
FEB 2008 – New from C&NN
OCT 2007 – Health
JULY 2007 – Movement Update
APR 2007 – Legislation
"If you go with long-term significance, my pick for the top story of not only 2009 but also of the 21st Century is the pandemic of Nature Deficit Disorder, a term so aptly coined by Richard Louv in his best-selling outdoor book, Last Child in the Woods...."
— Bill Schneider, NewWest.Net
— Bill Schneider, NewWest.Net
“Concerns about long-term consequences—affecting emotional well-being, physical health, learning abilities, environmental consciousness—have spawned a national movement to ‘leave no child inside.’ In recent months, it has been the focus of Capitol Hill hearings, state legislative action, grassroots projects, a U.S. Forest Service initiative to get more children into the woods and a national effort to promote a ‘green hour’ in each day.”
— Washington Post
— Washington Post
All of us share a sense of common purpose. We represent many, many others—some we know, and others we have never met. People throughout the world are increasingly connected by a resonance and passion, to create a new common sense for the good health of children today and generations to come.
– Cheryl Charles
– Cheryl Charles
“The movement to reconnect children to the natural world has arisen quickly, spontaneously,
and across the usual social, political, and economic dividing lines.”
— Orion magazine
— Orion magazine
Newsletter Archive
MAY 16 – Grand Ideas
APR 25 – News and Commentary
APR 16 – News and Commentary
MAR 29 – Natural Teachers News
MAR 21 – Natural Families News
FEB 14 – News and Commentary
JAN 31 – News and Commentary
JAN 10 – News and Commentary
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C&NN Publications
As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published these resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
2010 C&NN Report
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Children and Nature 2009: A Report on the Movement to Reconnect Children to the Natural World
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C&NN Community Action Guide: Building the Children & Nature Movement from the Ground Up
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