Table 1 Main strengths, weaknesses, possibilities, and threats for promoting human health through forests
From: Promoting human health through forests: overview and major challenges
Strengths | Weaknesses |
 Partly existing research base  Growing awareness  New cross-sectoral initiatives  Good examples of integration of research results into practice |  Insufficiently rigorous evidence base  Weak integration of research and practice  Lack of dialogue between disciplines and different professionals |
Possibilities | Threats |
 Improved health conditions  Combating hunger and poverty  Reduced health care budgets  New sources of income |  Climate change  Ecosystem and biodiversity degradation  Deforestation  Loss of green spaces in urban areas  Reluctance of policy-makers and practitioners |