{"id":4503,"date":"2025-03-21T06:14:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=4503"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:02:55","slug":"international-forest-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2025\/03\/21\/international-forest-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"International Forest Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>International Forest Day 2025<\/h1>\n<p>Today is International Forest Day 2025. Learn about the wellbeing and healing effect our forests can have for us.<\/p>\n<p>You may not have heard the phrase shinrin-yoku. However the concept behind it has long been recognised for its health benefits and contribution to disease prevention. The Japanese expression means \u201ctaking in the forest atmosphere\u201d\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 or forest bathing to give it a more poetic translation. Physiological experiments in forest bathing measure central nervous and autonomic nervous activity. Allowing the five senses to immerse oneself in the forest experience has been shown to have a therapeutic effect on stress responses.<\/p>\n<p>Given the importance of forests for the well-being of our bodies and of the planet, it&#8217;s concerning that we annually lose 10 million hectares of forest to deforestation and 70 million to fires. Protecting our forests is crucial, and to that end, the United Nations has declared the 21<sup>st<\/sup> of March an annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/forests-and-trees-day\">International Day of Forests<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Forests and Health 2025<\/h2>\n<p>The theme of this year\u2019s celebration is \u201cforests and food\u201d to reflect the fact that more than five billion people rely on forests and forest products for food, medicine and livelihoods. 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