Exploring the impact of foraging as a nature-based activity on human and ecological wellbeing

该项目的成果将引起对食品系统、健康/福祉、行为改变和可持续性感兴趣的学者的兴趣。主要贡献将包括1.关于觅食活动对人类和生态福祉的影响的首批经验记录之一。建立作为一种社会干预形式的做法的证据基础；2.发展对促进人类和生态福祉的自然参与的最佳形式的理解。例如，觅食是否能带来比其他形式的参与更大的好处，如散步或留心大自然；3.围绕觅食带来益处的途径的心理学理论的发展；4.记录决定从事觅食活动的先决条件。被用来为行为改变理论和相应的策略提供信息。在实践中，这些发现将对保护组织、企业、医疗保健专业人员和政策制定者有价值。《威尔士子孙后代(威尔士)福祉法案2015》强调，需要创建“有凝聚力的社区”、“健康运行的生态系统”和“一个人们的身心健康得到最大化的社会”。该项目的一个成果将是一个可使用的工具包，其中包含为利益攸关方提供的关于如何最好地实施觅食活动并衡量其影响的建议。

The outcomes of this project will be of interest to scholars interested in food systems, health/wellbeing, behaviour change, and sustainability. Key contributions will include 1. One of the first empirical documentations of the effects of foraging activities on human and ecological wellbeing. Establishing the evidence base for the practice as a form of social intervention, 2. Development of understandings concerning the optimal forms of nature engagement to promote human and ecological wellbeing. I.e., can foraging deliver larger benefits than other forms of engagement such as walking or being mindful in nature, 3. Development of psychological theory surrounding the pathways through which foraging comes to deliver its beneficial effects, 4. Documentation of the antecedents to the decision to engage in foraging activities. To be used to inform behaviour change theory and corresponding strategies.Practically, findings will be valuable to conservation organisations, businesses, healthcare professionals, and policymakers. The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 emphasizesthe need to create "cohesive communities," "healthy functioning ecosystems," and "a society in which people's physical and mental well-being is maximised." One outcome of this project will be an accessible toolkit containing recommendations for stakeholders surrounding how best to implement foraging activities and measure their impact.