eeRESEARCH combines research for environmental education and the movement to connect children and nature. The database includes multiple ways to search for articles, syntheses, and research summaries.
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A systematic review of the impacts of nature exposure on the nervous system in children and youth: Implications for nature-based learning
Carmo, Quintela Do, Ayotte-Beaudet, J., & Jordan, C. (2025). A systematic review of the impacts of nature exposure on the nervous system in children and youth: Implications for nature-based learning. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102788
’Oh, right you surf! That’s really cool’: A realist evaluation of surfing as a strength-based activity for autistic children
Nilsson, A., Lee, E. A. L., Hallam, L., Wheadon, J., Afsharnejad, B., & Girdler, S. (2025). ’Oh, right you surf! That’s really cool’: A realist evaluation of surfing as a strength-based activity for autistic children. Neurodiversity, 3, 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/27546330251381430
Participation and postpaternalism: Child/youth climate action and the UN convention on the rights of the child
Daly, A., Purcell, N., Calvo-Fernández, E. M., & Murray, E. M. (2025). Participation and postpaternalism: Child/youth climate action and the UN convention on the rights of the child. The International Journal of Children’s Rights , 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-33030001
The youngest minds in a warming world: A review of climate change and child and adolescent mental health
Giannakopoulos, G. (2025). The youngest minds in a warming world: A review of climate change and child and adolescent mental health. Psychiatry International , 6(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint6040119
Wild pedagogies and young children through the mosaic approach
Beattie, E. A., Scott, S., & Adler, D. (2025). Wild pedagogies and young children through the mosaic approach. Australian Journal of Environmental Education , 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2025.31
In search of eco-democracy: Education for mutually beneficial flourishing
Blenkinsop, S., & Wilhelmsson, L. (2025). In search of eco-democracy: Education for mutually beneficial flourishing. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2025.13
Transforming pedagogical landscapes in the Anthropocene: perspectives on more-than-human agency and nature as a co-teacher in vernacular way
Kondo, J., & Baars, R. C. (2025). Transforming pedagogical landscapes in the Anthropocene: perspectives on more-than-human agency and nature as a co-teacher in vernacular way. Environmental Education Research, 31(8), 16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2025.2471426
An Intergenerational exploration of participation, power and praxis in re-imaging children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment
Singh, P., Hope, K., Bhatt, D., Jamarkatel, J., Ferdous, S., Raiyan, S., … Agarwal, P. (2025). An Intergenerational exploration of participation, power and praxis in re-imaging children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-33030009
Evaluating the effect of green, blue, and gray measures for climate change adaptation on children’s well-being in schoolyards in Barcelona
Sanz-Mas, M., Continente, X., Brugueras, S., Marí-Dell’Olmo, M., Oliveras, L., & Lopez, M. J. (2025). Evaluating the effect of green, blue, and gray measures for climate change adaptation on children’s well-being in schoolyards in Barcelona. Landscape and Urban Planning, 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105206
Research on the design of child-friendly landscape space in Chengdu Crown Community based on SDG
Xiaoyi, Y., & Boonyanmethaporn, W. (2025). Research on the design of child-friendly landscape space in Chengdu Crown Community based on SDG. The Journal of Lifestyle & SDG’S Review , 5(1). https://doi.org/10.47172/2965-730X.SDGsReview.v5.n01.pe02262
Enhancing preschoolers’ creativity through art-based environmental education for sustainability
Kalafati, M., Flogaiti, E., & Daskolia, M. (2025). Enhancing preschoolers’ creativity through art-based environmental education for sustainability. Environmental Education Research, 31(1), 28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2291319
Preschool outdoor education environment quality predicts children’s environmental attitude, awareness and affinity towards nature (biophilia)
Küpeli, K., & Bayındır, D. (2025). Preschool outdoor education environment quality predicts children’s environmental attitude, awareness and affinity towards nature (biophilia). Early Years. https://doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2024.2444886