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Ian Mostert

Project Leader, Institute for Nature Education
Civil society & Health
Netherlands

About Ian

Ian Mostert leads the Institute for Nature Education’s work to connect children with nature through green schoolyards, gardens, and outdoor play spaces in schools and childcare. He advocates for healthier environments that support children’s wellbeing and development, and drives change through policy, public awareness, and local implementation.

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Stories by Ian

  • Childhood & Development

Transforming Rotterdam’s schoolyards

Ten years of turning asphalt playgrounds into green spaces

Birth of a Parent Podcast

Featured work

Virtual Tour

Green and Blue Schoolyard Virtual Tour

Explore a green and blue schoolyard in Rotterdam: A virtual tour told through different perspectives

Video

Green and Blue Schoolyards

Website

Healthy Schoolyards

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