Catalogue of criteria

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The catalogue was developed together with experts from the fields of medicine and forestry from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in consultation with international player in the field forest therapy and healing forests. 

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The federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV) has been investing in the health potential of forests for many years. As early as 2013, it funded a project of the Spas Association MV e. V. on the "Development of the natural resource forest into a spa and healing forest for therapeutic use". Within the project and together with experts from the State Forestry MV, the University Medical Center Rostock (Prof. Kraft) and other committed actors, the foundation stone was laid for the criteria catalogue of healing forests (1). Since then, the catalogue has been continuously developed. It is the basis for international certification.

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