{"id":836,"date":"2024-10-25T13:52:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T13:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsfpph.org\/?page_id=836"},"modified":"2024-10-29T11:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:25:04","slug":"mission-and-principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsfpph.org\/index.php\/mission-and-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69f5156b2c0fd {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69f5156b2c0fd\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1730196134154{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; custom_css_code=&#8221;LnNoYWRvdy1jb2x1bW4lMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBib3gtc2hhZG93JTNBJTIwMnB4JTIwNnB4JTIwMTBweCUyMHJnYmElMjgwJTJDJTIwMCUyQyUyMDAlMkMlMjAwLjQlMjklM0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMkYlMkElMjBBZGp1c3QlMjB0aGUlMjBzaGFkb3clMjB2YWx1ZXMlMjBhcyUyMG5lZWRlZCUyMCUyQSUyRiUwQSU3RA==&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1730195940013{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #6A943E !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;shadow-column&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1729864893739{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 72px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 60px;\">Mission and Vision<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1729864859093{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The World Society for Forests and Parks for Public Health<\/strong> is a multidisciplinary Scientific association that aims to improve public health and the well-being of all citizens of the world by fostering contact with nature, including forests, parks, and urban green spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\">This Society will pursue this mission by promoting scientific research and otherwise improving understanding of nature-health relations; by supporting exchange among those working to improve understanding of nature-health relations; and by communicating research findings and other information to public authorities and other actors involved in local, regional, national and international government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The Society<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\">The Society\u2019s primary purpose will be to emphasize the significant role of forests, parks, and green spaces in public health by fostering multidisciplinary cooperation among scientists, practitioners and others who are working with issues directly or indirectly related to relations between forests, parks, and green spaces on health and well-being. 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