Subject: Call for NBS case studies for the 2027 publication
From: "EURO CEH" <[email-masked]>
To: "EURO CEH" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:39:59 +0200

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Dear members of the EHTF,

Following the 2025 WHO report on 
<https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2025-12214-51986-79744> 
Nature-based solutions and Health and the consultation with Member States 
through the EHTF in September 2025, WHO is planning the next report on NbS 
and health, to be published in May 2027. The report will focus on practical 
examples of NbS implementation and their benefits for health.

To support this work, we are pleased to invite you to submit implemented NbS 
examples and related experiences from across Member States in the WHO 
European Region, covering a wide range of institutional settings (such as 
day care, schools, workplaces and nursing homes).

National, regional and urban experiences and case studies on NbS and health 
can be submitted until 30 April at 
<https://extranet.who.int/dataformv6/NbS-Case-Studies> 
https://extranet.who.int/dataformv6/NbS-Case-Studies . Submission take 
approximately 15-20 minutes and are only possible in English.

Case studies should:

1.	be fully implemented by 2025 to allow for an assessment of impacts, and
2.	demonstrate impacts on health and wellbeing (e.g. affecting health risks 
and determinants, promoting healthy lifestyles, or directly improving 
wellbeing even if health and wellbeing are not primary objectives of the 
NbS).

As you may recall, during the September 2025 consultation on NbS and health, 
Member States highlighted knowledge gaps related to:

1.	Clear guidance, legal frameworks & mandates
2.	Robust evidence and research
3.	Capacity, funding & expertise
4.	Improved understanding of health impacts & co-benefits
5.	Use of NbS to highlight shared goals & co-benefits
6.	Create cross-sectoral structures & processes
7.	Leverage practical examples & evidence
8.	Enable political support, awareness & mutual understanding

The compilation of case studies and national experiences on nature-based 
solutions and health will help address these areas.

Submitted case studies will be reviewed by WHO, with support from its 
Collaborating Centre for Natural Environments and Health at the University 
of Exeter. Selected submissions may be further explored in more detail and 
featured in the 2027 report on NbS and health.

We would appreciate it if you could share this call with relevant experts 
and stakeholders in your ministry, institution or network.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Warm regards,

EHP Secretariat

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EHP Secretariat
WHO Regional Office for Europe | European Centre for Environment, Climate 
Change and Health | Bonn, Germany
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European Environment and Health Process (EHP)