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The Half-Earth Project
Threats to the natural world are multiplying. Species are going extinct at an alarming rate.
“Unless we move quickly to protect global biodiversity, we will soon lose most of the species composing life on Earth.” —E.O. Wilson.
There’s a solution. It’s called the Half-Earth Project. If we conserve half the land and sea, we can still safeguard the bulk of our planet’s biodiversity.
But what would Half-Earth look like? How would we get there?
Find Out How“Unless we move quickly to protect global biodiversity, we will soon lose most of the species composing life on Earth.” —E.O. Wilson.
There’s a solution. It’s called the Half-Earth Project. If we conserve half the land and sea, we can still safeguard the bulk of our planet’s biodiversity.
But what would Half-Earth look like? How would we get there?
More from the Foundation
Announcing New RFP for Biodiversity Exploration and Discovery
Announcing New RFP for Citizen Science for Species Discovery
E.O. Wilson at 90: The Conservation Legend Shares Dreams for the Future
Give the Gift of Species Data: Join Us to Celebrate E.O. Wilson’s 90th Birthday on June 10 and Throughout the Month of June
Esri Partners with E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation to Establish Half-Earth Project Conservation Priorities
Read Our BlogAnnouncing New RFP for Citizen Science for Species Discovery
E.O. Wilson at 90: The Conservation Legend Shares Dreams for the Future
Give the Gift of Species Data: Join Us to Celebrate E.O. Wilson’s 90th Birthday on June 10 and Throughout the Month of June
Esri Partners with E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation to Establish Half-Earth Project Conservation Priorities
From Ants to Grizzlies: A General Rule for Saving Biodiversity
How can we protect the wildlife and the wild places that remain? One of the foundations of conservation now being applied across the world began with the dreams of a young boy in Mobile, Alabama, and of all things, his love for ants.
Half-Earth Champions
Nicole Hance
Nicole Hance joined the Foundation in January 2019 in the new role of Business Manager, bringing 10 years of experience across multiple functional business skill sets. Nicole will manage day-to-day office operations to support Foundation and Half-Earth Project programs and initiatives.
Dennis WC. Liu, PhD
A nationally recognized expert in science education, Dennis Liu builds the Half-Earth Project Educator Ambassador initiative, which launched at Half-Earth Day 2018, and will be responsible for managing and leading the Half-Earth Chairs & Scholars program.
Scott Rinnan
Scott Rinnan is a Post-Doctoral Associate in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Yale University with a Ph.D. in Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management. Scott is working to identify Half-Earth conservation priorities that give us the best opportunity to protect the most species.
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