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This article was originally published on Berkeley News, October 3, 2019 By Kara Manke To save Earth’s stunning biodiversity, we need to set aside at least half the planet’s lands and oceans for conservation. That’s the argument made by naturalist and author E.O. Wilson in his 2016 book Half-Earth and also the inspiration behind the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s Half-Earth Day, an annual ev

On the path to Half-Earth, the first step is to determine which half. E.O. Wilson explains how this is being done.   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 Proj

Paula Ehrlich, President and CEO of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and lead of the Half-Earth Project, talks about E.O. Wilson’s vison for Half-Earth and he all have a role in reaching this grand goal.   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 t