forest therapy resources


The Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs: http://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/​

​Intro to Forest Therapy by ANFT founder, M. Amos Clifford: https://www.forestbathing.info/​

Here's a great article from NPR on Forest Bathing or Forest Therapy: ​http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/07/17/536676954/forest-bathing-a-retreat-to-nature-can-boost-immunity-and-mood

And for New Yorkers: ​http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/90720.html

Some of the health benefits of getting outdoors from Trip Outside: https://www.tripoutside.com/health-benefits-of-getting-outdoors/

forest education, protection and revival

  • Afforestt – bringing forests back now
  • Alianza Arkana — Peruvian Amazon regenerating the Peruvian Amazon by supporting its indigenous people and their traditions
  • Call of the Forest — the forgotten wisdom of trees a documentary that follows scientist and acclaimed author Diana Beresford-Kroeger as she investigates the profound biological and spiritual connection to forests in a global journey exploring the science, folklore, and restoration challenges of this essential eco-system, aka community.
  • Community Carbon Trees — Costa Rica connecting local farmers with people all over the world
  • Heartwood — Eastern United States people helping people protect the places they love
  • i Give Trees — Brazilian Amazon community-grounded rainforest renewal
  • John Muir Project — United States dedicated to protecting National Forests
  • Pachamama Alliance — global protecting the source, inspiring the future
  • Rainforest Action Network – global using people power to challenge business as usual
  • Rainforest Foundation UK – global helping indigenous peoples and forest communities around the world
  • Survival International — global movement for tribal peoples' rights
  • TreeSisters — global women seeding change
 
​A big thank you to http://www.extinctionwitness.org/forest-edge for originally compiling this list. 
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