Stories

October comes with numerous occasions to raise awareness of mental health struggles. Some of the focuses of this month surrounding mental health include depression, mental health screening, ADHD, and OCD. With October 4th being World Animal Day, we’ve decided to highlight the linkages between...

Equity and the protection and inclusion of diverse perspectives is a critical part of achieving conservation led by communities. Modern conservation is evolving to better include indigenous and diverse perspectives, but it is still a work in progress. Moving from a focus on species to the...

Our OneNature family is thrilled to announce that Founder and President Beth Allgood will be representing our organization at the annual Jackson Wild Summit next week. The theme for this year’s summit is “Rewilding” and Beth will be moderating a session focused on community-driven 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 proposals for urban and suburban...

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 Framework (GBF). The primary...

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 well-being of all animals and end suffering that results from human...

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. Although there are many different...

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 well-being of all beings is secured. She will be discussing how value measurements can help us to better understand the benefits that humans...

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 were feeling depression or...

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 People, and the UN named the theme...

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 favor, was swift and extreme...

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 on a massive scale by major...

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 found in over 100 countries...