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The following interview with David Quammen was originally published by the Library of America on June 28, 2021. “Engaging, embracing, confiding, and humane”—David Quammen on the work of E. O. Wilson With the just-published Edward O. Wilson: Biophilia, The Diversity of Life, Naturalist, Library of America brings together three environmental classics by the world-renowned biologist who has twice won

The Half-Earth Chairs and Scholars program trains in biodiversity research and teaching that informs regional and worldwide conservation management, ultimately providing a model for next-generation stewardship and scientific leadership. The goal is to establish biodiversity research team members (Half-Earth Chairs) that provide leadership around the unique socioeconomic needs and conservation prio

In a recent presentation with Communities for a Half-Earth Future partner The Long Run, Dr. Walter Jetz, Scientific Chair of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, presented Putting Species on the Map.  Dr. Jetz gave a preview of expected developments on the Half-Earth Project map that include identifying the top sites that contribute to a Half-Earth Future, through the Species Protection I