Nature and the outdoors are incredibly significant to wellbeing and mental health which is why we must protect the environment in order to benefit from it.

 

The New Economics Foundation (UK) frames how wellbeing can be achieved or worked towards is the ‘Five Ways To Wellbeing’:

 

1. Connect

2. Be Active

3. Take Notice

4. Keep Learning

5. Give.

 

These can be applied to coastal engagement on many levels and can form a framework for connecting wellbeing and marine policy.