Nature, Wellbeing, Connections in cities

What is Recetas ?

A green project to reduce loneliness

Can the prescription of social activities in natural spaces reduce feelings of loneliness and improve quality of life in urban contexts?

The RECETAS (Re-imagining Environments for Connection and Engagement: Testing Actions for Social Prescribing in Natural Spaces) project aims to provide answers.

Our consortium, composed of 13 institutions from 9 different countries, is using multidisciplinary approaches to implement Nature Based Social Prescribing (NBSP). We are carrying out three observational studies and three randomised controlled trials in six cities worldwide: Barcelona, Marseille, Prague, Helsinki, Cuenca (Ecuador) and Melbourne.

The project, which began in March 2021, will last 5 years. It is financed by a 5 million euro grant from the European Union through its Horizon 2020 programme.