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Proceeds from 19 city tour will support Half-Earth, the grand vision of renowned biologist, naturalist, author, Edward O. Wilson Durham, NC, June 2, 2017 — Twelve-time Grammy winning musician and singer-songwriter Paul Simon is back on the road for a month-long U.S. tour to support th

Within decades Earth may lose as many as 50% of the species currently living on our planet. To avert ecological disaster, renowned conservationist and Harvard Professor E.O. Wilson has proposed a radical idea in his book Half-Earth: to set aside half of Earth’s land and sea for nature

E.O. Wilson recently spoke with Frank Graff from “North Carolina Science Now” about Half-Earth. Watch a segment from their interview below. More about the Half-Earth Project: A Partnership to Save Half the Earth for the Rest of Life The mass extinction of the natural world

The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) recently announced the 2017 recipients of the Reed Environmental Writing Awards, saluting “three writers who offer bold visions for revitalizing our cities and saving the world’s species, and who reveal the global and local impacts of

Originally published March 13, 2017 in Mongabay By Justin Catanoso Iconic Musician Paul Simon Announces Tour Supporting Biodiversity In a wide-ranging interview with Mongabay, Paul Simon talks about life on Earth and announces a new 18-city U.S. tour in June 2017 to support global bio

“E.O. Wilson Urges Tomorrow’s Scientists to Seek Earth’s Undiscovered Riches” Originally published February 22, 2017 on Smithsonian.com As a boy, Edward O. Wilson wandered Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Park with a butterfly net and marveled at the living wonders at the nea

This week Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) cited E.O. Wilson in his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, “Oversight: Modernization of the Endangered Species Act.” His opening statement can be read in full below. “According to

Originally published by Jeremy Hance in Mongabay, January 17, 2017 One of the greatest biologists since Charles Darwin discusses his plan to save the biodiversity of Earth, and include everyone in the effort Update January 26, 2017: A Mongabay podcast is now available with audio highl

  The Humane Society of New York recently announced that E.O. Wilson was one of two recipients of their Humane Medal award for 2016. The announcement cited: E.0. Wilson, for a lifetime of work; his pioneering efforts to protect the biodiversity of our planet. And, in recognition

Originally published in The New York Times Book Review, December 25, 2016 The Year in Reading: In this season of giving, we asked some notably avid readers — who also happen to be poets, musicians, diplomats, filmmakers, novelists, actors and artists — to share the books that accompan