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REI wants 100m to find nature ‘in five minutes or less’

14/07/2023

US-based outdoor retailers’ cooperative REI has taken steps to remedy what it considers to be a dearth of infrastructure suited to widespread outdoor exercise and activity.

The multi-year initiative, called Outside in 5, aims to support local, community-led projects and inspire national legislation, with the ultimate objective of “getting 100 million people outside in five minutes or less, no matter where they live”. 

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