Plants for People is an international initiative with the aim of informing about the feeling of well-being that plants in the working environment create. Plants for People initiates and supports international research projects, collects and publicises relevant study results and communicates these results at symposiums and workshops. Throughout the last ten years, the results of various studies have shown that plants can decompose larger quantities of harmful substances, improve the indoor air by increasing the air humidity, reduce the quantity of dust and they air-condition rooms - without any technical equipment. It is much more difficult to prove the psychological effect of indoor plants, although people spontaneously confirm: Plants in offices improve the subjective well-being and the attitude towards the place of work, they reduce the stress symptoms, increase productivity and there are less health problems. The introduction of plants in offices or at places of work does not only have an inward effect, it also demonstrates an ecological attitude.

Point of contact in Germany:
NED.WORK Agentur + Verlag GmbH
Achenbachstr. 26, 40237 Düsseldorf
Tel. 02 11/68 78 30-0, Fax 02 11/67 67 23
e-mail [email protected]

Point of contact in The Netherlands:
Secretariaat "Plants for People"
Burgemeester van Karnebeeklaan 6
2858 BB Den Haag / NIEDERLANDE
Tel./Fax (0031) 70 365 5112
e-mail [email protected]

Point of contact in Great Britain:
Jervis Communications, Catherine Chambers
6-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury/Wiltshire SP1, 2DA, ENGLAND
Tel. (0044) 1722 335 858, Fax (0044) 1722 336 898
e-mail [email protected]