The team behind the initiative says that humans in urban areas spend up to 95% of their time indoors; this was even before lockdown.
The team adds that the drive is a reminder that direct well-being results from spending time in nature.
Recent scientific evidence has pointed to the fact that being immersed in nature has a profound impact on our brains and behaviour, helping us to reduce anxiety, brooding, and stress; it increases attention capacity, creativity and our ability to connect with other people.
Along with the settings at Oliver Tambo and Cape Town International Airports, Cape Town's V&A Waterfront will also have an 'urban oasis' in which onlookers and passers-by can spend time away from the urban jungle.
This will be the first in several 'Nature Is Calling' urban oases to also be placed in other global hotspots, with an intention of encouraging people to question their very way of life: How nature is vital to our well-being and why we should be doing all we can to protect it?
The initiative falls on the eve of the release of season two of
Free Range Humans, an original series from Corona Studios that follows six environmental activists from across the globe. The team includes South Africa's 'Kelp Keeper' Loyiso Dunga.
Five of the six international eco-activists featured in
Free Range Humans – Nature Is Calling, will all be travelling to Cape Town for the global premiere, which takes place at the V&A Waterfront on Wednesday, 25 May. There will be a panel discussion to be moderated by Felipe Ambra, global vice president of Corona.
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