Stories from OneNature
Insect Biodiversity in Urban Spaces – A Super Fly Topic in Conservation!
Without question, human activities that cause habitat loss and fragmentation have contributed to the crises of biodiversity loss and mass extinction, and this has in turn worsened the climate crisis. With the human population on the rise, bringing with it endless...
OneNature Endorsement: A Pledge for Nature
Some of you may recall from our previous blog post that OneNature worked with the World Federation for Animals (WFA) and other partners on a position paper which outlined specific recommendations on how to improve the first draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity...
Working Together to Improve the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
The World Federation for Animals (WFA) is a membership organization for animal protection groups, an organization with which OneNature is proud to be affiliated. Their mission, well-aligned with ours, is to improve the wellbeing of all animals and end suffering that...
Happy Bee-lated World Honey Bee Day
Have you eaten yet today? Yes? Well, you can thank pollinators for at least one out of every three bites that you took. Or maybe you’re the type of person to skip breakfast. Did you have a cup of coffee, or perhaps tea? Pollinators were responsible for that, too....
EVENT INVITATION: Wellbeing for all beings: what it is and why it matters
Join OneNature Founder and President Beth Allgood on Thursday, September 16th at 7pm as she shares her perspective on how we can create a future where the wellbeing of all beings is secured. She will be discussing how value measurements can help us to better...
How Rescuing Homeless Animals Will Also Protect Wildlife
Animal adoptions, especially for dogs, increased significantly during the first several months of the pandemic. Many people were overcome with boredom during lockdown and sought the routine that comes with caring for an animal that requires food and exercise. Others...
Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Calling for a New Social Contract
Guest blog post by Meg Gisonda Days of awareness are an excellent reminder for all of us to educate ourselves on various issues, both historical and ongoing, that affect people and animals around the world. Monday was International Day of the World's Indigenous...
Nature Empowers Us to Be Happier
Mental health came to the forefront of international conversation this past week after US gymnast Simone Biles announced that she would not be competing in her planned Olympic events due to reasons of mental health. The response to her decision, while generally in her...
Improving the World for All Beings, One Action at a Time
Biodiversity loss, along with its twin crisis of climate change, can oftentimes seem too overwhelming to solve on a generational level, much less on an individual one. This is especially true considering the vast majority of pollution and habitat degradation is caused...
OneNature and the Wellbeing Economy
OneNature believes that in order to improve the wellbeing of all, we must move away from an emphasis on the “growth of the economy” as a goal and towards the “growth of wellbeing” as a goal. With this important shift, we can better prioritize and measure the impacts...
Rooting for Mangroves: A Conversation with Well Beings Charity
Mangrove forests are among the most undervalued habitats in terms of their importance to wildlife as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation. These coastal trees and shrubs with high roots are unique in their ability to survive in saltwater and they can be...
Where next for wildlife conservation, ecotourism, & community wellbeing?
OneNature President, Beth Allgood, was recently a guest blogger for The Good Tourism blog. “Where next for wildlife conservation, ecotourism, & community wellbeing?” explores the vital role of wellbeing in tourism and wildlife conservation. Thank you to the Good...
Valuing Nature is Fundamental to our Pursuit of Happiness
The Fourth of July is next week, making this the perfect time to reflect on the framing and evolution of our identity as a nation. The Declaration of Independence famously promises that every person has the right to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Most...
Water for Elephants: How Nature Helps to Combat Desertification
The summer season was kicked off last week with World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. This seems especially relevant in 2021, as the United States was just hit with a brutal heatwave in the southwest region, and we are expecting another heatwave that will...
Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Wellbeing are Linked
Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a joint workshop report about the many connections between biodiversity and climate change. This report is the...