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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 of humans, animals, and the...

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 responsibility for the well-being of all...

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 other species of wildlife, impact...

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 the most awe-inspiring...

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 cannot solve it. U.S. states have...

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 for food, creating honey used...

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 every species with whom we share...

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 crises include pandemics, human...

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 lands in the U.S., strengthen...

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 Biodiversity Strategy that puts...

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 on the Rights of Nature...

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 1782, standing for strength,...

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. The report is made primarily...

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 and butterflies returning to the...

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 today, it is clear that our...