Half-Earth Day
Half-Earth Day® convenes people from around the world and across disciplines to share their perspectives and provide thought leadership on how we can work together to safeguard biodiversity and ensure the health of our planet for future generations. Half-Earth Day showcases scientific advances while addressing the cultural moment, empowering conversation around diverse topics, including crucial habitat restoration projects, the intersection of climate change and biodiversity loss, and community wisdom that informs conservation success. Previous speakers have included influential voices like E.O. Wilson, Johan Rockström, Sir David Attenborough, Razan Al Mubarak, Sally Jewell, Cristián Samper, Tom Friedman, Dawn Wright, Paul Simon, Hansjörg Wyss, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Queen Quet, Wade Davis, and many more.
Previous events have been held at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, National Geographic Society, American Museum of Natural History, Royal Geographical Society, Eden Project, and University of California, Berkeley. “Half-Earth Day 2023 at GEO BON: Linking Information to Action” was held in Montreal, where governments from around the world convened in December 2022 at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) to reach agreement on goals to guide global action to halt and reverse the loss of nature. On Half-Earth Day – generally on or around October 22nd – conservationists reflect on the state of biodiversity and convene in partnership with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation at Half-Earth Day-affiliated events around the world, from Texas to Italy.
