Stories from OneNature

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash The recently released 2022 World Happiness Report marks its 10th anniversary of the report. In the ten years since the World Happiness Report (WHR) was launched, support has been growing to measure people’s well-being and happiness....

Photo credit: Alex Guillaume via Unsplash   Spring Is Here! As we approach the end of March, we can see signs of Spring popping up across North America. As Spring approaches, we can see trees and flowers starting to bud, birds beginning to sing, and bumblebees...

OneNature report cover. Photo by Douglas Bolt In recognition of the International Day of Happiness, March 20th, OneNature has released a new report, “Advancing Well-Being for All Beings.”  As we take stock of the social, environmental, and economic state of the world...

Image Credit: Bernanken Francesco via Flickr In the United States, the conservation movement emerged during the Progressive Era from 1850-1920, in response to a boom in industrialization and urbanization and a subsequent increase in resource exploitation and species...

Image credit: Jeff Griffith via Unsplash   Since 2013, when the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declared the 3rd of March UN World Wildlife Day, nations and organizations around the globe have marked it as a day to celebrate and bring awareness to our...

Image credit: Komal Gahir via Unsplash Wishing you all a happy Valentine’s Day from OneNature!  Throughout our lives, our relationships with others play a significant role in our mood and well-being. Healthy relationships can help alleviate anxiety and depression,...

Image credit: Shubhangee Vyas via Unsplash    A study was released last week, demonstrating the cost of preventing the next pandemic is "equal to just 2% of Covid-19 economic damage". The risk of future pandemics is increasing as we continue interacting with...

Image credit: James Eades via Unsplash. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service- Office of Law Enforcement (USFWS/OLE) is a global leader in the efforts to stop wildlife trafficking. The USFWS/OLE attaché program, in which USFWS law enforcement experts work with nations...

Image credit: David Troeger via Unsplash   The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework is a global plan to conserve, protect, and restore biodiversity and ecosystems over the next decade. The first draft was released back in July 2021, but this framework has been...

Photo credit: Unseen Histories via Unsplash   This week, in the United States, we celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is well known for his inspiring “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington in 1963 and played a large role in quite...

Photo credit: Lisa H via Unsplash As we take stock of the social, environmental, and economic crises in the world today, it is clear that our current way of life and the systems we have built to sustain it are inequitable, unsustainable, and economically precarious....

Photo credit: Ibrahim Rifath via Unsplash.  With the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, we’re seeing countries across the world close their borders once again. After the initial closure of borders in 2020, we saw a collapse in international travel and...

Photo credit: Francesco Ungaro via Unsplash   When we think of wildlife, corals are typically not the first thing we think of. Many believe corals are just plants, but actually, they are living animals. Coral reefs are some of the world’s most diverse ecosystems....

Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) protect some of the most important ecosystems, conserve a vast majority of the world’s biodiversity and carbon storage, yet they have consistently been deprived of aid money for climate mitigation. IPLCs receive less...

Photo credit: Douglas Bolt Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States, and at OneNature, we have so much to be grateful for this holiday season.  We know (and research backs it up!) that reflecting on gratitude increases our well-being. In fact, a regular gratitude...