Nature brings benefits to all milestones of child development. It favors the creation of affectionate bonds and is the starting point for a society capable of assuming sustainable attitudes. The program carries out actions that promote the direct connection between childhood and nature, especially in the urban context. It invests in advocacy actions, disseminating content, pointing the way and influencing public policies that favor this connection in the urban environment.
Children and Nature defends a “close by nature”, that which can be accessed on a daily basis, in all of the child’s living spaces. Whether in schoolyards, streets, parks, squares, or remote areas, with less human interference.
We work with strategies and actions that involve civil society, public authorities and different organizations, for the existence of more children in Nature and more Nature for children.
CLIMATE AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Its actions are based on the concept of climate and socio-environmental justice. Thus, it seeks to reduce social and economic asymmetries resulting from the environmental context, for children from different groups and territories.
URBAN AND SOCIAL INNOVATION
It invests in more environmentally preserved, accessible, and child-friendly cities. It also encourages school spaces that are greener, more challenging, and more connected to their territories.
CHANGING THE OUTLOOK ON NATURE
Nature is essential to health and good living. Thus, the program raises awareness about the importance of experiencing the freedom and autonomy of playing, through the body in contact with nature.
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