The article analyzes the foreign experience in the use of nature therapy as a new, effective technique for social and psychological rehabilitation of persons affected by emergency situations. The most common types of nature therapy, in particular, lisotherapy, garden therapy, urban therapy of green spaces, animal therapy (canistherapy, felinotherapy, hippotherapy, dolphin therapy, apitherapy, entomotherapy) are covered. The ways of using ecotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic (Social and therapeutic horticulture, animal-assisted interventions, green exercise, nature arts and crafts, specific ecotherapy techniques) are given.
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