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Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life
"Half-Earth" proposes an achievable plan to save our imperiled biosphere: devote half the surface of the Earth to nature.
In order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet, says Edward O. Wilson in his most impassioned book to date. "Half-Earth" argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature.
More Information About the Half-Earth ProjectIn order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet, says Edward O. Wilson in his most impassioned book to date. "Half-Earth" argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature.
Featured Biodiversity Champions
Gordon Prend
Gordon Prend is an independent consultant specializing in marketing, product management, and business planning.
Greg Carr
As a humanitarian and prolific philanthropist, Greg Carr has dedicated the last 15 years of his career to the betterment of the human condition and the world we live in.
Bill Finch
Bill Finch, author of Longleaf, Far As the Eye Can See and a well known regional writer and radio and television host, is working with multiple federal and state agencies and NGOs to address conservation issues in Alabama and along the Gulf Coast.
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- One step towards the goal of #HalfEarth is to make our economies green. This week Switzerland voted on that issue: https://t.co/BKOEMzeU7Y22hours ago
- "The Half-Earth Project has science at its core and our transcendent moral obligation to the rest of life at its he… https://t.co/99e9V3UD0Lyesterday
- Paula Ehrlich our President and CEO, will be presenting the #HalfEarth Project at the Best of Both Worlds Conference https://t.co/7uh09HRAq8yesterday
- We are excited that "E.O. Wilson: Of Ants and Men" was nominated at the Emmys last night. Congratulations to "The Last Orangutan in Eden"5days ago
- Yesterday, 375 members of the NAS, including #EOWilson, published a letter to draw attention climate change risks. https://t.co/0Q2Zjsb4FF6days ago
- Yesterday E.O. Wilson met with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals group to present Half-Earth. https://t.co/NIgtxwlfiZ7days ago
Inspired by Nature
A Collaborative Storytelling Project
In May 2013, students from all over the country came to Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve near New Orleans, Louisiana, for a National Park Service/National Geographic BioBlitz. Together, they developed a sense of awe about the natural world as they worked together with volunteer scientists, teachers, and other community members to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, microbes, fungi, and other organisms as possible within the 24-hour event.
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