Conversations For A One Planet Region

We face two big challenges

1. We act as if we have several planets to sustain us when in reality we only have one. 

So we have to learn to live within the limits of the one small planet that is our only home, in a way that is socially, culturally and ecologically just.

2. We are not talking about our local and global crisis, or what it means for us, our children, our communities and future generations.

If we don’t learn, share and work together, we won’t understand the challenges or opportunities we face, and we won’t be able to imagine, shape and create a better future for all.

Through the Conversations for a One Planet Region we want to engage, educate and empower people across the Greater Victoria Region to discuss the challenges and strengths of becoming a One Planet Region. 

• In Saanich, we are working to bring local environmental organisations together to consider the formation of a Saanich Environmental Network. Such a network could strengthen environmental action and advocacy in Saanich by bringing together organizations and people working to improve the environment.  An organized network could help create mutual support in this important work and provide a cohesive strategy to support initiatives at Saanich Council.  The network could also facilitate joint action with counterparts in other CRD municipalities and lay the groundwork for an eventual Greater Victoria Environmental Network.
• In the West Shore, building on interest in the idea of a Bioregional approach seeded by Joe Brewer’s visit, we are working to convene a multi-sectoral group to consider the interest in holding a West Shore Bioregional Summit. This idea is inspired and informed by the work of the Saanich Peninsula Environmental Coalition, which held a Bioregional Summit  some years ago, resulting in the development of a Bioregional Framework, the principles of which have been adopted by all three local municipalities on the peninsula.