{"id":788,"date":"2020-12-29T12:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T12:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/?p=788"},"modified":"2020-12-29T12:18:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T12:18:25","slug":"what-will-you-pledge-for-the-planet-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/what-will-you-pledge-for-the-planet-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"What will you pledge for the planet for 2021?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we look to 2021, let&#8217;s celebrate what we&#8217;ve learnt during the pandemic and vow to build on it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We&#8217;re certain of the vital importance of nature to our very survival.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve seen countless acts of selflessness and learnt the value of community.<\/li>\n<li>We know how crucial being in nature is.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve seen how destructive many human activities are \u2013 even if uninentionally so.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;re convinced of the value of science and the ability of governments to act fast on its advice when they have to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Now let&#8217;s make 2021 the year we all implement this learning!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b>Will you pledge to:<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>Reach out and connect to others<\/strong> and strengthen those bonds of co-operation to heal divisions.<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>&#8216;Plant back better&#8217;<\/strong> to help plant trees, grow more varieties, &amp; improve biodiversity.<br \/>\n\u2013<strong> &#8216;Build back better&#8217; <\/strong>by considering all the cradle-to-grave impacts \u2013 good and bad \u2013 of your choices before you act on them.<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>Tell your MP, Senedd Member if in Wales, and local councillors<\/strong> that you want action not words of this kind from them too \u2013 ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>Inform them that if everyone in the world lived the way on average we do in the UK we&#8217;d need two more planet Earths to support us. This is why we have climate and extinction emergencies.<\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;re living off our children&#8217;s future. This must change<\/em>.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>What the One Planet Centre CIC will do in 2021 to help:<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\nWe have big plans!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We&#8217;ll continue to deliver training in One Planet Development, beginning with a <a href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/courses\/workshops-in-one-planet-development\/\">weekend workshop in January<\/a> (if permitted).<\/li>\n<li>We are developing a <strong>Safon Un Blaned<\/strong> for organisations, towns, companies and regions. It will be free to use, but people would pay to be independently accredited or receive training.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Swansea<\/strong> we hope to continue to work with the council&#8217;s local action group to implement their one planet strategy for rural Swansea, and with the Environment Forum and LocalEyes to supply solutions to the ecological crisis.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Newtown<\/strong> we are just beginning work with Open Newtown on applying these approaches to the town and surrounding hinterlands.<\/li>\n<li>We will be advising on the next generation of a <strong>public procurement tool <\/strong>for Welsh bodies that lets them capture ecological value as much as social value from public contracts.<\/li>\n<li>We will start work with <strong>Natural Resources Wales<\/strong> to adapt their data so it reflects planetary boundaries.<\/li>\n<li>And I expect to be writing a new book, <strong>The One Planeteers<\/strong>, about the wonderful and inspiring pioneers of One Planet Development!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\nCymryd rhan<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b>Os hoffech gymryd rhan mewn unrhyw fodd \u2013 o ran ymchwil, gweinyddiaeth, codi arian neu farchnata cyfryngau cymdeithasol er enghraifft \u2013 cysylltwch \u00e2 ni!<\/p>\n<p>If you want to donate to support our work, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate?hosted_button_id=KAZ7PTHVX94JN\">cliciwch yma<\/a>. That would be most welcome.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you all the best in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>Warm regards,<\/p>\n<p>David Thorpe<br \/>\nDirector, The One Planet Centre Community Interest Company<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we look to 2021, let&#8217;s celebrate what we&#8217;ve learnt during the pandemic and vow to build on it: We&#8217;re certain of the vital importance of nature to our very survival. We&#8217;ve seen countless acts of selflessness and learnt the&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/what-will-you-pledge-for-the-planet-for-2021\/\">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":[49,50,39,44],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8HWPV-cI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":660,"url":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/we-have-an-unprecedented-opportunity-to-create-a-one-planet-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":788,"position":0},"title":"Message for Earth Day 2020: We have an unprecedented opportunity to create a \"one planet\" world","date":"04\/21\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"On April 22 as we celebrate 50 years since the first Earth Day let's pause to consider how much worse condition the planet is in than it was in 1970. 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