Planetary health is the one bottom line.
Everything we love rests on it.
A beautiful planet. Not just an alive one.
Health means more than survival.
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Homeostasis is the goal.
A planet in balance. One our future inhabitants would like to live on.
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Warming is speeding up.
Foster and Rahmstorf (2026) found it, at over 98% confidence.
1.5 C may be passed around 2030.
The 2026 Indicators of Global Climate Change update says so.
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The 1.5 C budget lasts a little more than three years.
That is at 2025 emissions.
Cut methane. Win back nearly 0.3 C.
Up to 45% less human methane by 2030 could avoid nearly 0.3 C by the 2040s.
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Neighbours acting together are a lever too.
Your street is where it starts.
Big fixes are being studied.
Each one carries risks.
Solar geoengineering is not ready.
UNEP asks for research and governance first.
The places we love are losing their beauty.
Quarries beside forests. Plastic on the shore. Dirty rivers. Alien plants choke the forest. Wild animals leave the reserve.
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Seven of nine planetary boundaries are crossed.
Nine limits keep Earth stable, says the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
Survival mode is a trap.
Fear and money fill our days. Health comes last.
Thrive instead.
A full cup overflows. Then we can fill the cups of others.
Safety lives in community.
Do not gather seeds alone. Support one another.
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Plettenberg Bay
Community is the door.
Enter Co-Sy. Find the people near you. In Plettenberg Bay: the Sabrina Love Foundation.
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Social media can shift.
From misinformation to positivity, from global to local.
Partners bring the campaigns. Co-Sy is the infrastructure.
Messages, campaigns and projects stay with our partners.
Return the planet to health. Start in Plettenberg Bay.
Act together. First your community. Then the world.
Planetary health at a glance · South Africa
Current state against the published desired state. Demo figures, not live.
The air is heating up.
Current stateWarming has accelerated.Foster and Rahmstorf (2026)
Desired stateHold warming to 1.5 C.The Paris Agreement goal
Too many species are at risk.
Current state0.87demo figure
01 = no species at risk
Red List Index. 1 means no species at risk.IUCN via Our World in DataDesired stateHalt human-induced extinction of known threatened species.Global Biodiversity Framework Target 4
Rivers run dirty.
Current state70.69%demo figure
0%100% of water bodies
Water bodies with good ambient water quality.SDG 6.3.2, read on sdg6data.orgCaution: this measures rivers and lakes. It is not the state of wastewater plants.Local fact neededDesired stateImprove water quality by 2030. No published percentage, so no target marker is drawn.SDG Target 6.3
Forests need defending.
Current state22,881,420hademo figureForest area. An area has no 0 to 100 scale, so the figure stands alone.FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 via Our World in Data
Desired stateHalt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030.Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration
Demo figures, not live. Plastics and environmental quality are not shown.
How we help · Individuals
Do something useful. See what others are doing.
Join Co-Sy. It is free for individuals. Find your community. Share what you did.
Join your local group
After a screening, the next step is a local group.
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I paid it forward
A member One person’s good deed, told in two sentences.
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How we help · Organisations
Add your group. Reach your community.
Formal or not, you are welcome. Add your organisation, project or initiative. Use the back-office tools. Expand your reach.
Sabrina Love Foundation
Cares for children with disabilities, aged 2 to 18, and their families in Bitou.
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Holos Earth Academy
Talks with transcripts and PDFs, and the Holos Earth Alliance for members.
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How we help · Councils
Host your area. Lift your places.
A Parish Council (local council) can host an area page. Place recommended projects in front of your residents. See what is working, and where.
Recommended projects for your place
A community garden, an outdoor gym, a skate park, a third place.
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Funds open near you
Groups near you can plan one bid together.
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How we help · Global initiatives
Bring your campaign to local communities.
The campaign is yours. The reach is local. Learn from organisations. Speak to them. Link them.
One question, asked in many places
Climate Emergency Centres link their assemblies, so the answers travel.
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After the Briefing, people gather
After a People’s Emergency Briefing screening, viewers join a local group.
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Plettenberg Bay
Return the planet to health. Start in Plettenberg Bay.
Act together. First your community. Then the world.
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