assessing and recommending solutions to improve the general well-being of humans, animals, and the planet<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThese recent years have seen substantial societal shifts toward emphasizing well-being, valuing wildlife, and engaging Indigenous and local stakeholders as true partners in conservation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThese shifts, along with the incentive that the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have created to address pressing societal and environmental challenges, offer all of us a chance for a better future. <\/span><\/p>\nOneNature aims to build on, amplify, and link these positive developments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWe firmly believe that creating a more sustainable future for all beings should not be seen as a sacrifice of our current way of life,<\/strong> but serve as an opportunity to realign our behaviors, decisions, and policies around what matters most: a thriving natural world with flourishing well-being for all.<\/span><\/p>\nWe advocate for three key system changes in response to these crises:<\/strong><\/p>\n\nA new emphasis on holistic well-being measures<\/strong> instead of exclusively short-term, economic metrics in societal decision-making<\/span><\/li>\nA deeper understanding of the intrinsic, extrinsic, and relational values of wildlife<\/strong> in order to better inform that decision-making<\/span><\/li>\nA reorientation of conservation decision-making and practice<\/strong> in order to center the Indigenous and local communities stewarding the world\u2019s wildlife<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/noscript> \nOur key findings:\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nGross Domestic Product as an indicator of economic progress is limited.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nResearchers, organizations, and governments increasingly recognize the limits of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as an indicator of economic progress, and believe there is a need for more holistic measurements of well-being. Alternative measures\u2013including Gross National Happiness, the Genuine Progress Indicator, the Happy Planet Index, and the Inclusive Wealth Index\u2013have been developed and are being implemented in communities around the world. It is important that these new holistic well-being measures be inclusive of diverse worldviews and values.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nResearch into the value of nature is growing exponentially.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nIn the last decade, there has been a growing body of research into the value of nature and methodologies and indicators that can account for it more accurately and holistically. This research incorporates not just the instrumental value of nature but also its intrinsic and relational values. Similar attempts to value wildlife holistically are less advanced but no less important.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWildlife and ecosystems are economically and spiritually valuable.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nThere has been substantial research into the economic and ecosystem values of wildlife. Research into the links between wildlife and human health has increased after COVID-19. There is less research into wildlife\u2019s cultural and spiritual values, but advancing this research would be beneficial for the conservation of species and the advancement of human well-being.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIndigenous peoples & local communities can create successful connections for conservation.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nConservation practitioners and policy-makers have begun to recognize the importance of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge and local perspectives in their work. Centering these communities and using a holistic, well-being approach to decision-making are determining factors in successful and sustainable conservation projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/noscript><\/p>\nOneNature believes that the three distinct movements discussed in this report\u2014a shift toward well-being metrics in economic policy, an attempt to assign holistic values to wildlife and nature, and an increasing recognition of the vital role of local communities in conservation\u2014 are linked and mutually supportive.<\/b><\/p>\n
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Image credit: Lee Bernd via Unsplash OneNature’s Well-Being Report This week, we\u2019d 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 planet.\u00a0 These recent years have seen substantial societal shifts toward emphasizing well-being, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n
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