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Ecosystems provide us with numerous services every day: they produce our food, purify our water, and contribute to the cultural value of our landscapes. Studies clearly show that people who have regular contact with nature tend to be healthier. health physically, mentally and socially, but not everyone has the same access.

Depending on where one lives, one's income, age, or gender, the benefits derived from nature vary considerably. Those most disadvantaged often have the least access—despite significant needs. Climate and biodiversity crises threaten to exacerbate these inequalities by degrading the ecosystems upon which we depend.

In this presentation, we will explore the many ways in which nature contributes to our quality of life, as well as the results of studies conducted in the Grenoble region on disparities in access to nature and their impact on well-being. Finally, we will see how nature-based solutions offer a promising avenue for reconciling biodiversity protection with access to nature for all.

A lecture by Margot Neyret, researcher at the Laboratory of Mountain Ecosystems and Societies at INRAE, offered as part of the lecture series Innate knowledge from the UGA library network and the month of biodiversity.