In order to gain academic acceptance for green care from the medical community and to spur the development of multifunctional farms in Europe, European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), an international organization comprising more than 200 scholars from 22 nations who are active in different disciplines, has devoted itself to studying green care medical benefits, financial operation, and policy.
為了使綠色照護得到醫療專業的認可，並進一步推動歐洲農業多功能發展，由歐洲 22 國、二百多位跨領域科學家組成的「歐洲科技研究合作委員會」（COST），正針對「綠色照護的健康效益」、「綠色照護經濟學」、「綠色照護政策」等 3 大範疇進行研究，以使綠色照護效益得到學理證實。