Transformative Change

OneNature aims to inspire transformative change that honors people, animals, and the planet. We are launching programs with communities and conservation practitioners that link community well-being with conservation to create happier communities and support better wildlife stewardship. We are reaching out to innovators, effective and broad coalitions, opinion-shapers, and the public to build a strong, collaborative knowledge base and a coalition of support for fundamental systems change. We will use this work to develop recommendations and best practices for individuals, communities, and corporations based on the collaborative input of a shared vision, our coalition partners, our wildlife/well-being research, and data and experience from our community partnerships.

 Global commitments

OneNature supports global pledges to conserve wildlife and habitats. In September 2020, political leaders participating in the UN Summit on Biodiversity signed a pledge to reverse biodiversity loss and to encourage other stakeholders to make similar commitments. Civil society organizations, including OneNature, are partners in this pledge. In September 2021, the IUCN met and issued the “Marseille Manifesto” which captured several important biodiversity and climate commitments from this international body of government, civil society, and Indigenous community representatives (IUCN, 2021). In November 2021, the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UN Framework for the Convention on Climate (UNFCC) met and made new commitments designed to “protect and restore ecosystems, build defenses, warning systems and resilient infrastructure, and agriculture to avoid loss of homes, livelihoods, and even lives.” 2022 was a huge year for commitments including the exciting commitment in Montreal in December to protect 30% of the land and ocean by 2030.

OneNature recognizes the importance of these pledges, and we understand that this is where the work begins, not where it stops.

OneNature’s role

OneNature will continue to identify, strengthen, and demonstrate the integral connections surrounding people, animals, and the planet. We believe that a shared vision and work to include the many values of nature in decision-making are important steps to help people become happier and more fulfilled. Ultimately, the visioning process we support and the recommendations we develop from our collaborations and research will be distilled into a plan for change–the Greenprint–for use by decision-makers to increase well-being of people, animals, and the planet. Although changing the system seems daunting, it is a step-by-step process. Our projects and strategic partnerships connect the dots between stewardship of nature, human well-being, and local and global policy. As a result, we believe that decision-making will begin to transform, achieving well-being for all beings.