To:
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Subject: Request for WHO Recognition of Naturism as a Health-Supportive Lifestyle & Review of the NICP Act
Dear Dr. Ghebreyesus and the WHO Public Health and Social Determinants Team, I am writing on behalf of NaturismRE (Naturism Resurgence), an international initiative
that promotes naturism and minimal clothing lifestyles as paths to improved physical, mental, and environmental health.
We urge the World Health Organization to formally recognize naturism & nudism as a non-sexual, lawful, and health-supportive cultural lifestyle, and to consider reviewing and
supporting the adoption of the Naturist Integrity & Cultural Protection Act (NICP Act 2025) — a model bill for affirming naturism’s rightful place in modern public health
discourse.
Naturism/ Nudism & Public Health: A Missed Opportunity
Naturism/Nudism is not deviance. It is preventive health in action. Scientific literature increasingly supports what naturists have long known:
• Vitamin D Deficiency is rising globally due to indoor, textile-covered lifestyles.
Naturism promotes safe, healthy sun exposure.
• Body image anxiety, eating disorders, and social shame are driven by unrealistic clothing-based standards. Naturist environments foster self-acceptance and mental calm.
• Naturist spaces often correlate with lower stress, higher social trust, and positive aging outcomes.
Who Suffers from Naturism’s Misrepresentation?
Millions of people around the world practice naturism in private or in cultural pockets — often facing:
• Legal threats
• Social exclusion
• False sexualisation
• Mental health consequences
The absence of protective recognition from global health bodies fuels stigma, isolates naturist youth, and deprives society of a powerful low-cost, low-impact, evidence-based
lifestyle option.
The NICP Act — A Framework for Global Health Justice
NaturismRE has authored the NICP Act (2025), currently being introduced in Australia. It aims to:
• Define naturism/nudism as non-sexual lifestyles
• Prohibit the misrepresentation of naturist culture in sexual or adult contexts
• Establish legal and cultural protection for naturist individuals, families, and communities
• Reframe naturism as a valid component of healthy living — both socially and environmentally
We invite the WHO to:
1. Recognize naturism as a positive contributor to individual and community health
2. Review the NICP Act as a globally applicable rights-based framework
3. Engage in dialogue about how naturist-friendly environments support WHO mental health, public well-being, and social cohesion goals
A Call for Courage, Not Convention
Public health cannot be shaped by taboo, industrial lobbying, or outdated moralistic narratives. It must be shaped by truth, data, and compassion. Naturism is not the problem
— it is part of the solution.
We respectfully request the opportunity to submit a briefing and connect with your teams on how this health-supportive lifestyle can be integrated into public health discourse,
development frameworks, and stigma-reduction initiatives globally.
With deep respect,
Vincent Marty
Founder – NaturismRE (Naturism Resurgence)
Sydney, Australia
www.naturismre.com