Stories from OneNature

OneNature is excited to attend the International Society for Quality of Life Studies Conference ISQOLS 2022 CONFERENCE "Quality-of-Life for Resilient Futures: Sustainability, Equity, and Wellbeing." OneNature President Beth Allgood will present with Craig Talmage,...

Image credit: Eric Stevens via Unsplash   As our world is still grappling with the two-and-a-half-year global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, we now face a new outbreak of a deadly zoonotic disease.  As of June 27th, 66 countries have reported confirmed...

This week, OneNature would like to showcase a poem called The Peace of Wild Things written by Wendell Berry, an American novelist, poet, and environmental activist. "When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my...

Image credit: Lee Bernd via Unsplash OneNature's Well-Being Report This week, we’d like to highlight important messages from our recent report: Advancing Well-Being for All Beings, which focuses on assessing and recommending solutions to improve the general well-being...

About The Earth Charter The Earth Charter is an international proclamation of fundamental ethical principles for creating a fair, sustainable, and conflict-free global society. It seeks to prompt a newfound understanding of global interdependence and shared...

Photos by: Nick Hawkins Written by: Kathleen Collins, US Marine Campaign Manager, IFAW   This week we celebrate World Oceans Day. OneNature is happy to share information on the work on the North Atlantic right whale from our friends at IFAW. Whales, much like...

Bookstores were the settings of some of my happiest childhood memories. From the time I first learned to read, I always made a beeline straight for the “Animals and Nature” shelves, marveling over the treasure troves of lavishly illustrated volumes capturing some of...

On May 20th, 2022, the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) released a letter to President Biden urging him to develop a national biodiversity strategy. Our planet is amidst a catastrophic biodiversity crisis, a crisis so harmful that states alone...

World Bee Day is coming up this Friday, and we’ve been buzzing to share a few things we can all do to help bees! Bees and other pollinators are integral parts of our environment and ecosystems. Bees provide numerous benefits, including pollinating plants we depend on...

Guest Blog Author: John de Graaf  I'm honored to be writing a blog for OneNature and to serve on its Advisory Council.  This is truly a breakthrough organization in its understanding of the interconnectedness of all things, its understanding of the right to life of...

OneNature is working to create a future where people, animals, and the planet exist in a state of well-being and ecological sustainability. OneNature's Wellness Report is in response to the social, economic, and environmental crises confronting today's world. These...

On Earth Day, President Biden signed an executive order that not only highlights combatting our current climate crisis, but that could transform the way the U.S. values nature in policy.   The executive order will: safeguard mature and old-growth forests on federal...

9 Ways To Celebrate Earth Day Calculate your impact on the Earth by using this fun ecological footprint calculator, and make lifestyle changes accordingly. https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en Sign the petition urging President Biden to create a National...

Background On September 28th, 2008, Ecuadorian citizens voted for a new constitution that gave Nature legally enforceable rights to exist, flourish, and evolve.  Ecuador was the first country in the world to say Nature has rights. This new constitutional law is based...

Image credit: Ingo Doerrie via Unplash Background As the largest raptor in North America, the bald eagle's striking size and bright white colors make it an easily recognizable bird to many people. The bald eagle has been the national bird of the United States since...