by Beth Allgood | Nov 6, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
When I was growing up, the family lore was that my dad’s grandmother was Cherokee. He grew up in High Point, NC. He lived in Michigan when I was young, and after my parents divorced, I would visit him during the Christmas and summer holidays. I have vivid memories of...
by Beth Allgood | Oct 30, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
In the last few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about coexistence with animals. Actually, I always think about it, but I have been thinking about it in a new way. I read a story yesterday about a case of human-bear conflict and coexistence in Wyoming that inspired...
by Beth Allgood | Oct 26, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
Excerpts from Keynote Speech to the Animal Grantmakers Conference, October 23, 2023 Beth Allgood Too much and for too long, we seemed to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our Gross National...
by Dehara Weeraman | Oct 11, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
Monday, October 9th, was Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day to honor and recognize the resilience and perseverance of our nation’s Indigenous communities as well to reflect on the role the U.S. has played in the assimilation, discrimination, and genocide of...
by Beth Allgood | Oct 4, 2023 | OneNature in the News, Stories
Last week, I was honored to produce and moderate a panel at the Jackson Wild Film Festival and Conservation Summit: Coexistence – More than an Aspiration: Stories and Lessons of Community Ancestral, Cultural, and Spiritual Ties to Wildlife. This was my 7th...
by Dehara Weeraman | Sep 27, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
“After years of demonstrating and fighting for a Climate Corps, we turned a generational rallying cry into a real jobs program that will put a new generation to work stopping the climate crisis” Varshini Prakash, Sunrise Movement Executive Director The...
by Dehara Weeraman | Sep 20, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
“On average, one rhino is still poached every 16 hours” Save the Rhino This Friday, September 22nd, is World Rhino Day! First announced in 2010 by the World Wildlife Fund- South Africa, this celebration grew into an international success in just a short amount...
by Dehara Weeraman | Sep 15, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
Last week, OneNature President Beth Allgood had the opportunity to give a presentation for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEALL) Beyond GDP Group Sessions. During her talk, Beth discussed wellbeing in conservation and how it supports communities on the ground and...
by Laura Musikanski | Sep 7, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
One Nature is republishing this with permission from Laura Musikanski (the author). Two questions: What makes you happy? What is wellbeing? What makes you happy is unique to you, just as what makes me happy is unique to me. For instance, for me, I am most happy...
by Dehara Weeraman | Aug 30, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
One Nature is happy to share that the Happiness, Well-being and Sustainability: A Course in Systems Change coursebook , developed as a reference to those who want to learn more about personal happiness, sustainable social change, and the relationship between the two,...
