Stories from OneNature

The United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) in The United Arab Emirates, which began on November 30th, is coming to a close this week on December 12th. While OneNature is not attending, I have been closely following the news and dispatches from...

I have a confession to make. I sometimes have trouble knowing when enough is enough. At the end of my workday, I have trouble closing the door to my home office, knowing that there are a zillion more tasks I can do. I also love to go to the thrift store with my...

As we approach the end of 2023 and Giving Tuesday tomorrow, I have been reflecting on all I am grateful for and wanted to share a brief recap of OneNature’s exciting year.   Over the last year, OneNature worked closely with our partner, the Happiness Alliance, to...

  With Thanksgiving this week, I wanted to reflect on gratitude and connection.    Here is a fascinating article from the Library of Congress about how Thanksgiving became a federal holiday and the presidential drama around doing so. In recent years, many...

Fighting climate change seems overwhelming and disempowering. Sometimes, this narrative runs around in my head (I wonder if it sounds familiar?):    “The climate is changing, and we are crossing the environmental thresholds scientists said we had to meet to...

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...

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...

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...

  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...

  “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...

“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...

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 well-being in conservation and how it supports communities on the ground and...

One Nature is republishing this with permission from Laura Musikanski (the author). Two questions: What makes you happy? What is well-being? 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...

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,...

We at OneNature are thrilled to announce that we are officially a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). We are thrilled to be able to be a part of such an incredible union full of forward-thinking and ingenious minds focused on a common...