{"id":352,"date":"2019-04-14T19:55:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T18:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/?p=352"},"modified":"2019-04-16T14:14:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T13:14:58","slug":"the-campaign-for-one-planet-communities-starts-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/the-campaign-for-one-planet-communities-starts-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The campaign for &#8216;one planet&#8217; communities starts here."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the middle of May next month when <a href=\"http:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/one-planet-cities\/\">\u2018One Planet\u2019 Cities<\/a> is launched, a campaign will start to persuade cities, towns and communities to declare #<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footprintnetwork.org\/our-work\/ecological-footprint\/\">oneplanet <\/a>status that allows them to plan &amp; track a path into the safe and just space defined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kateraworth.com\/doughnut\/\">the work of Kate Raworth<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/goodlife.leeds.ac.uk\/about\/\">others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/One-Planet-Cities-Thorpe-225.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/the-campaign-for-one-planet-communities-starts-here\/one-planet-cities-thorpe-225\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/One-Planet-Cities-Thorpe-225.jpg?fit=225%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,315\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Planet-Cities-Thorpe-225\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;One Planet Cities: Sustaining Humanity within Planetary Limits, cover of book by David Thorpe&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/One-Planet-Cities-Thorpe-225.jpg?fit=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/One-Planet-Cities-Thorpe-225.jpg?fit=225%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-308 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/One-Planet-Cities-Thorpe-225-214x300.jpg?resize=214%2C300\" alt=\"One Planet Cities: Sustaining Humanity within Planetary Limits, cover of book by David Thorpe\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/One-Planet-Cities-Thorpe-225.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/One-Planet-Cities-Thorpe-225.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/one-planet-cities\/six-steps-towards-a-one-planet-city\/\"> framework proposed<\/a> is a way for any town and city to actually do something measurably meaningful once they have declared a #<a href=\"https:\/\/www.campaigncc.org\/councils_climate_emergency\">ClimateEmergency<\/a> in line with #<a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/\">ExtinctionRebellion<\/a>&#8216;s international campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Cities will work out how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overshootday.org\/steps-to-movethedate\/\">#MoveTheDate<\/a> of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overshootday.org\/newsroom\/country-overshoot-days\/\">Earth Overshoot Day<\/a> to become more and more sustainable over time using a <a href=\"http:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/one-planet-cities\/six-steps-towards-a-one-planet-city\/\">framework like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I am beginning in my own area with #OnePlanetSwansea, #OnePlanetCarmarthen and #OnePlanetLlandeilo. A group I&#8217;m part of is also trying to acquire land to build a new &#8216;one planet&#8217; neighbourhood on the edge of my town using a community land trust.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For #OnePlanetSwansea there is a launch in the<a href=\"http:\/\/environmentcentre.org.uk\/\"> Environment Centre Swansea<\/a> on 13 May<\/li>\n<li>For #OnePlanetCarmarthen there is a launch in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwtsd.ac.uk\/carmarthen\/\">University of Wales Trinity St David Carmarthen <\/a>campus, 22nd May from 2pm, room TL05.<\/li>\n<li>#OnePlanetLlandeilo May 23rd 7pm in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheDragonsGarden\/\">The Dragon&#8217;s Garden<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>#OnePlanetCardiff arrangements are being made.<\/li>\n<li>Any community may start this on their own, and I can provide support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The idea of a one planet community is that each community would set a target of reducing their overall impacts, broken down into sectors \u2013 such as buildings, food, energy, transport \u2013 and of improving the region\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wwf.panda.org\/knowledge_hub\/all_publications\/living_planet_report_timeline\/lpr_2012\/demands_on_our_planet\/biocapacity\/\">biocapacity<\/a>, to reduce their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footprintnetwork.org\/our-work\/ecological-footprint\/\">ecological footprint<\/a> from the current unsustainable three (in the UK) to one planets within a generation, in line with the Welsh <a href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/quick-guide-to-wales-well-being-of-future-generations-act\/\">Well-Being of Future Generations Act<\/a>\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Each community would do it their own way, setting targets over five year intervals, as suggested in the WBFGA. Everybody needs to be involved to some extent, even if it&#8217;s just vaguely knowing about it!<\/p>\n<p>I am also starting to teach a <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwtsd.ac.uk\/pgcert-one-planet-governance\/\">PG Cert in One Planet Governance at UWTSD<\/a> from September, based on this, in which I want to train the next generation of leaders in these ideas; getting out of the silos, thinking holistically, measuring what we do, encompassing the whole economy, to deliver genuine sustainability within the safe and just space. It will be delivered online.<\/p>\n<p>To get involved or find out more,<a href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/services\/contact-us\/\"> gysylltu \u00e2 ni<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>David Thorpe.<\/em><br \/>\n<span id=\"cch_f363c5988d1b042\" class=\"_mh6\"> <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the middle of May next month when \u2018One Planet\u2019 Cities is launched, a campaign will start to persuade cities, towns and communities to declare #oneplanet status that allows them to plan &amp; track a path into the safe and&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/the-campaign-for-one-planet-communities-starts-here\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[38,42],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8HWPV-5G","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":372,"url":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/jobs-opportunity-one-planet-support-workers\/","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":0},"title":"Jobs opportunity: 'one planet' support workers!","date":"04\/29\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Interested in saving the world?! 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