Oliver Lees
The People and Parks Foundation is encouraging everyone to make a daily commitment to connect with the environment this month.
The Nature Pact campaign includes online inspiration and guidance for how people can get out and be mindful of their environment.
The campaign was first launched last year during the outset of the pandemic and has since grown to incorporate Traditional Owners.
People and Parks Foundation operations manager Meredith Lamb said anyone can sign up to the pact at any time, with hopes the movement pushes people to be mindful of nature all year round.
“We wanted to create a grassroots nature movement around acknowledging and celebrating the inherent connection we all share with nature,” she said.
“Worldwide there is a significant and growing body of evidence about the measurable health and wellbeing effects of being in nature.
“Spending as little as 20 minutes a day in nature impacts both our minds and bodies, directly affecting our mood, and our nervous, endocrine and immune systems.”
This year, the People and Parks Foundation has partnered with the ABC series ‘Back to Nature’, with an episode featuring the Macedon Ranges available to stream online.
To sign up to the Nature Pact, visit: peopleandparks.org/nature-pact/
