NATUREACH – Nature Reachable for All

New digital nature-based service models for health and well-being

New digital nature-based service models for health and well-being

NATUREACH – Nature Reachable for All

The main goal of the Interreg Aurora funded project NATUREACH is to improve human health and wellbeing by developing new digital nature-based service models for social and health care. The project will respond to existing needs and the increasing interest in including nature-based methods to social and health care by combining the newest VR/digital technology,multidisciplinary research and the competence of care units and nature entrepreneurs. The genuine cross-border and cross-sectoral collaboration enable the development of innovative research-based service models providing reachable natural environments and multi-sensory experiences to promote the individual’s health and well-being in a sustainable way.

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Contact: Martta Ylilauri, Vaasan Yliopisto – martta.ylilauri@uwasa.fi

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Lead Partner
University of Vaasa

Project partners
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Umeå University
Luleå University of Technology
Wellbeing Services County of South Ostrobothnia, Eskoo Support and Care unit
Lifestyle Medicine Österåsen, Region Västernorrland
Hanken School of Economics
University of Helsinki

TYPE OF PROJECT
Regular project

SUB-AREA
Aurora

PRIORITY
Smart and sustainable growth

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
Smart specialization, research and innovation

PROJECT DURATION
2023-01-01 – 2025-12-31

TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET
1 816 630 Euro

EU-FUNDING, INTERREG AURORA
1 180 810 Euro

STATUS
Ongoing

Social, ecological and economic sustainable development is an overarching goal in the Interreg Aurora Programme. All projects funded by Interreg Aurora contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The NATUREACH project contributes primarly to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals

Project News

First meeting of the Steering Committees for Interreg Aurora 2021-2027
News

First Interreg Aurora projects approved

The new Interreg Aurora Programme has approved the first projects in the funding period 2021-2027. The two Steering Committees, for sub-area Sápmi and sub-area Aurora