This project brings together municipalities, organisations, businesses, schools and community groups in Canada (Saanich), Denmark (Elsinore), South Africa (Durban) and the UK (Oxfordshire) to make our cities better places to live! ​
The cohort from Saanich includes high schools, a college, the large shopping mall, a local farm, a major cooperative bank, a development project, a social enterprise, and an electric vehicle (EV) company. ​
20 FEBRUARY: Find out more about the One Planet Project at this orientation session at Camosun College (see invite to the left and register on Eventbrite)

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​24 FEBRUARY: One Planet Saanich participants are invited to a workshop taking their action plans to the next level (Gordon Head Rec Centre). By invitation only - please reach out to Cora.
Explore media coverage of One Planet Cities and One Planet Saanich - like this article...
ALREADY ON BOARD IN THE REGION...
 The District of Saanich, Reynolds Secondary School, Claremont Secondary School (Institute for Global Solutions), Mount Douglas Secondary School, Artemis Place Society, Creatively United for the Planet, Camosun College, Uptown Shopping Centre, Haliburton Farm, BEESPOT Neighbourhoods, ​Community Social Planning Council, Vancity Credit Union (Tolmie Branch), Power to Be, Bumblebee Electric, Royal Oak Middle School, Colquitz Middle School, and the First Unitarian Church of Victoria. See some of our stakeholders' published One Planet Action Plans here:
On June 6th 2019, participants of One Planet Saanich shared highlights of our first year at the beautiful gardens at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific. Twelve Saanich-based organizations have now created their One Planet Action Plans or One Planet ‘Scans.'
Highlights of the first year here.
​Media release here.
JOIN US ... and create your own One Planet Action Plan!
This is an opportunity to profile your sustainability work, or your first step on your sustainability journey.

You can join a growing number of organizations that are using the One Planet Living Framework to create their own One Planet Action Plan, in Saanich and around the world.

Get started on your One Planet Action Plan using the online platform here: oneplanet.com - build from your existing commitments, get inspired by others here or in your sector.
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Bioregional has created a great manual online here and lots of tutorials here.  

You can find out more by getting in touch with Cora Hallsworth, Saanich resident, Senior Associate with One Earth and One Plant Saanich lead (email).
ABOUT THE PROJECT

One Earth is partnering with the District of Saanich and Bioregional the global ‘One Planet Cities’ project, funded by the KR Foundation, focused on four cities - Saanich (Canada), Elsinore (Denmark), Oxfordshire (UK), and Durban (South Africa). Saanich resident Cora Hallsworth, Senior Associate at One Earth and Principal of Cora Hallsworth Consulting, is the local lead on the project. One Planet Saanich has also received funding support from Vancity Credit Union.
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Bioregional’s One Planet Living framework is being used to structure the project. The ten simple principles – from health and happiness and sustainable food to zero carbon energy – provide a common language to talk about sustainability and to drive change. Action plans will be assessed against Bioregional’s One Planet Goals and Guidance for Cities and Regions, as well as carbon and ecological footprints, to show cities and stakeholders how well they respond to the challenge of One Planet Living, and how they could collaborate to achieve more. This project will also help inform the development of Saanich's updated Climate Plan: 100% Renewable and Resilient Saanich and deliver a One Planet Sustainability Scan for Saanich.
Image sources: District of Saanich, Bioregional
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