Saving Global Biodiversity: The Next Big Thing
Conserving Half-Earth — half the land and sea — will allow us to safeguard the bulk of biodiversity. As a solution to the extinction crisis, it’s also got just the right mix of simplicity and latent power to embody hope.
“Because we know if we reach that goal we can relax. We don’t have to be out there quite so much struggling day by day.”
E.O. Wilson
Saving Biodiversity: The Next Big Thing
Yet not all places are equally effective at protecting biodiversity. Each species has its own important place in the world that we need to keep in mind.
The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s Half-Earth Project is mapping the geospatial location of all the species of our planet to transform our understanding of the world and ensure we leave no species behind.
By democratizing this information, we are empowering communities with the information needed to know what to do, and where.
