Our Work
Innovative Research
to generate meaningful data on the value of wildlife to human well-being
Community Well-being-Centered Conservation (Wild Happiness)
to support and learn from communities that live most closely with wildlife
Transformative Change
across sectors to integrate a well-being for all approach in policy and practice
Wild Happiness
Communities closest to wildlife are crucial to reversing the extinction crisis. OneNature has partnered with the Happiness Alliance to develop Wild Happiness, a collaborative project with communities living closely with wildlife. Our innovative approach puts well-being and wildlife conservation at the center of development conversations. A unique survey instrument and a process of participatory community engagement enable learning from community-based wildlife stewardship, while empowering communities to thrive and wildlife to flourish. These projects pave the way for communities to secure their own well-being while prioritizing wildlife stewardship.
Measuring What Matters
At OneNature, we recognize that existing research around the value of nature is incomplete because it generally ignores the value of wildlife to human well-being. Working with leading academics, we conduct novel studies to fill this research gap and quantify the value of wildlife and biodiversity in new ways. Armed with robust data, we can develop indicators that link improved wildlife conservation with improved community well being – and vice versa.
Transformative Change
OneNature engages with experts, innovators, opinion shapers, and the public to build a strong coalition of support for the fundamental systems change needed to bring wildlife into the human well-being equation. We are creating a plan for change – the Greenprint – with practical recommendations for linking wildlife conservation to human well-being and guidelines for a new system – beyond GDP – that embeds the true values of wildlife and nature to human happiness and well-being in our policies and practices.
