Opinion

Children need to spend time outdoors in nature

By Dr Fran Hughes
Updated October 8 2021 - 5:20pm, first published 5:13pm
Children and families are spending less time in nature. Picture: Supplied
Children and families are spending less time in nature. Picture: Supplied

All children have a right to develop their own, personal relationship with the natural world. With scarce resources, the Earth's capacity to recover from the effects of human actions is limited and we are now situated in a global climate change crisis (IPCC, 2021). Therefore, it is vital that children spend more time outdoors in nature.

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