Speaker: Alex Gesse, Executive Director at Forest Therapy Hub and Co-Leader at Forest Therapy Institute Lab

Alex Gesse is the Executive Director of the Forest Therapy Hub and co-leads the Forest Therapy Institute Lab. Together with a multidisciplinary team, he has developed the FTHub Method, the LIM Model, and the 5 Components of Nature-Based Interventions, integrative approaches that combine scientific evidence on nature and health with traditional nature-connectedness practices.

He currently co-leads FTHub’s NATURELAB, a European Union-funded research project with a €6 million grant, focusing on the design, implementation, and validation of nature-based therapies. Additionally, he co-leads PHorestAll, a European Union-funded research project with a €1 million grant, which explores the connection between forest health, biodiversity, and human well-being to identify “Therapeutic Forests” and promote forests as nature-based solutions for global health and environmental challenges. Although both projects are funded by the European Union, they are being carried out in Europe, Asia, and America.