Stories
Pandemic Prevention: Tackling the Causes of Zoonotic Spillover
On Monday OneNature, along with more than 60 other groups representing a variety of different fields, sent a letter to the Biden Administration urging a whole-of-government approach to prevent future pandemics. Over the last year, we’ve all learned more than we ever wanted to know about pandemics....
Our Daily Planet, March 20, 2021
Oh Happy Day! By Beth Allgood, President, OneNature It was a long hike, and rugged. The Himalayan altitude was almost as breathtaking as the scenery, which became more stunning with every switchback turn. I had arrived in Bhutan two days before on my second trip to the remote mountain kingdom. ...
International Day of Happiness
This Saturday, March 20th, is the International Day of Happiness. Every year I get excited about the launch of the World Happiness Report and other happiness policy related activities. This year I am even more excited because I get to join some fascinating women for a virtual panel hosted by Seva...
Celebrating Women in Conservation
On March 8th the world celebrated International Women's Day. In the US, March is Women’s History Month. Of course, the need for a special day - or even a month - dedicated to women, shows that women’s achievements have not been highlighted to the extent that men’s achievements have. Given that,...
A Celebration of World Wildlife Day
March 3rd is World Wildlife Day. Designated as a day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora, World Wildlife Day emphasizes the importance of wildlife in sustaining the livelihoods of individuals around the globe. This year’s theme, “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining...
“Making Peace With Nature” and the Importance of Wildlife
OneNature was founded on the principle that individual and societal well-being are tied to the health and well-being of animals and the environment. Last week the United Nations released a new report, Making Peace with Nature, which highlights that principle. This report, based on evidence from...
Preventing the Next Pandemic
The latest John Oliver “Last Week Tonight” piece is an excellent overview of how human treatment of animals helped spark COVID-19. Society must shift our behavior now if we want to prevent future, more deadly pandemics. Oliver’s perspective is so aligned with OneNature’s that we wanted to share...
The Dasgupta Report and “Valuing” Biodiversity
Last week the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, commissioned by the UK Treasury in 2019, was released. It is a huge step forward in getting biodiversity measures in policy for many reasons. It is the first time a national finance ministry commissioned an assessment of the...
OneNature in the News
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
Environmental Justice: Essential to Progress
Over the last year many of us felt the weight of multiple crises bear down on us: as dramatic weather events due to rapid climate fluctuations, alarmingly high rates of species extinction, a global pandemic and ensuing mental health crisis, coupled with the rise of economic and social injustice....
Our Global Interconnectedness and Well-being
Even before COVID-19 forced us into lockdown, it was often easy to feel isolated. Our busy, modern lives can leave us feeling separated from our families, friends, and neighbors, and without a sense of real community. Today, the pandemic has restricted our fragile social circles even further,...
What Unites Us is Stronger than What Divides Us
Beth Allgood, January 20, 2021 As we started 2021 we hoped the difficulties of 2020 would miraculously be behind us. But as the New Year dawns with the greatest crisis American democracy has faced in 150 years, it is clear that there are deep divisions between people in America. Today,...
Our Daily Planet, December 20, 2020
As 2021 begins, we need to do more than hope for a Happy New Year, check out OneNature President Beth Allgood’s “Bright Ideas” article in Our Daily Planet. “As we wrap up perhaps the most heartbreaking year in memory, many virtual watercooler conversations revolve around our hope that 2021 will be...
Happiness Roundtable 2020: Well-being, Tourism and Wildlife
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Mongabay August 31, 2020
The global conservation community now faces the added challenge of Covid-19 on top of a longstanding set of complex conservation, sustainability, and development challenges. In the wake of this pandemic, return to business as usual is not a viable option. The existing systems and structures upon...