In July, a team will descend nearly 36,000 feet into the Pacific Ocean to capture images and data from the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the Earth’s ocean. The expedition team will include Victor Vescovo, undersea explorer and founder of the ocean research company&n
This post originally appeared on https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/blog/mapping-half-earth-project/ Walter Jetz, Scientific Chief of the Half-Earth Project shares, “When you lose species, you lose important functions and services,” Jetz adds. “At some point, the key functioning—the
E. O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation Elects New Board Members, Adds Staff to Advance Plan to Safeguard Global Biodiversity Foundation Strengthens Capacity for Half-Earth Project. DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation has ann
Photo: Piotr Naskrecki Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, home to the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory, and several efforts in support of the Half-Earth Project ®, has much to celebrate in the New Year. Gorongosa is a designated Places for Half-Earth Future site, being man