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xviii Aletta  Bonn Professor of Ecosystem Services at Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany and head of the Department of Ecosystem Services at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research Germany (UFZ), and the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv). With a working background at the science- policy interface in the UK and Germany, her research focuses on ecosystem ser- vices, biodiversity and human well-being, participatory conservation, and citizen science. Contributors Rebecca  Bell-Williams Research fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK.  Her research focuses on nature connection and spiritual well-being. Matthias  Braubach Technical officer of Urban Health Equity at the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health. He has a background in urban geog- raphy and public health. He assists the WHO European Region Member States in the development and implementation of urban policies and interventions that address environmental risks and associated environmental equity issues. Anne  Cleary PhD candidate in the School of Medicine at Griffith University, Australia. Her research focuses on the links between nature and health, with a spe- cific focus on urban nature and mental well-being. Penny  A.  Cook Professor of public health at the University of Salford, UK.  Her research focuses on working with communities to improve health, using an asset- based community development approach. She is also interested in health behavior and carries out research into sedentary behavior, physical activity and the health benefits of green space. Payam  Dadvand Assistant Research Professor at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain. He is a medical doctor by training and has a PhD in environmental epidemiology. His research focuses on the impacts of both envi- ronmental stressors (e.g. air pollution, climate change) and mitigation measures (e.g. green spaces) on human health, particularly on maternal and child health. Martin  Dallimer Associate Professor of Environmental Change at the University of Leeds, UK.  His research applies and integrates research techniques from across different disciplines to better understand, and provide solutions for, the sustainable management of natural environments, biodiversity, and ecosystems in a human- dominated world. About the Editors and Contributors