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This editorial by Thomas Lovejoy appeared in Science Advances on May 6. The first official report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), released on May 6th in Paris, provides the first modern authoritative assessment of planetary biodiversity and related contributions of nature to people (CNP) – dubbed ecosystem services. Ecosystem service

“Wilderness settles peace on the soul because it needs no help; it is beyond human contrivance.” – E.O. Wilson E.O. Wilson coined the term “biophilia” to describe the natural human “urge to affiliate with other forms of life.” People innately connect with the natural world. “The natural world is a refuge of the spirit,” Wilson has said. Spending time in nature has been shown to have positive

This article appeared on CNN online on May 16, 2019 Mickey Hart is a multi-Grammy Award-winning artist and a member of the Grateful Dead. Hart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and named by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. I bet you’ve never thought about what it would mean to set aside half t