The way things are in the UK, many people are still effectively excluded and far from good greenspace and bluespace. That's particular the case if you happen to be disabled, from an ethnic minority, elderly, poor, young or a young woman, or live in a large urban setting. In these groups, you're also more vulnerable to the Climate Crisis. Some groups have less access to jobs and skills concerning the environment and green and blue space, as well as the spaces themselves.

greenspace scotland is part of the UK wide Everyone's Environment partnership of third sector organisations working to do better for these groups on greenspace and the environment, along with many others, such as the SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations). 

Project leaders NPC (New Philanthropy Capital) have just published the latest resources from Everyone's Enviroment. They are particularly targeted at the third sector though they could be used by anyone. They include looking at what could be, positively, as well as current negatives.

The resources are:

1. The Everyone’s Environment Pathway - a step-by-step guide to support charities to take action on the social impacts of the climate and nature crises, containing key actions, common concerns, case studies and more. 
 
2. The Everyone's Environment Conversation Toolkit - a resource within the Pathway to help charities to have conversations around environmental impacts with the people they support, based on learning from a consultation last year.
 
3. Visual summaries – one page illustrations of the research New Philanthropy Capital released last year, helping with a readily accessible way to start conversations:  https://www.thinknpc.org/influencing/everyones-environment/our-publications/visual-summaries/ 

Notes: 

1. A greenspace scotland estimate from analysis of Scottish Household Survey data is that in 2022, around 30% of adults felt they did not live within 5 minutes of any public green or blue space, rising to 39% in large urban areas. The SHS data shows many people from groups referred to in this news article feel they have significantly less access.

2. For further analysis on this topic, see for example Kathryn Colley, Katherine N. Irvine, Margaret Currie, 'Who benefits from nature? A quantitative intersectional perspective on inequalities in contact with nature and the gender gap outdoors', in the journal Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022. They looked at Scottish Household Study data for 19,441 people and suggested a "case for further targeting of programmes to engage people who have a disability, people of Black and Minority Ethnic background and those of Muslim faith, older adults (particularly over 75s), and residents of the most deprived areas".