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E.O. Wilson and Sir David Attenborough will discuss How to Save the Natural World on Half-Earth Day 2021, presented by CBRE. Sir David Attenborough, well known for creating Life, a nine-part documentary on animals and plant life on Earth, and Wilson, generally recognized as one of the

Esteemed naturalist and biologist E.O. Wilson and co-founder of the Half-Earth Project appeared at the 2021 Global Live Concert at Central Park, NY as the guest of legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Simon, who is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the E.O. Wilson Biodiver

Half-Earth Day 2021 is almost here! On October 22, 2021, the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, in partnership with the Eden Project and presenting sponsor CBRE, will convene Half-Earth Day. The event will be held virtually with live streams from the U.S. and The Royal Geographical

E.O. Wilson’s latest book Every Species is a Masterpiece is out! It brings together some of Wilson’s most significant writings on the rich diversity of life on Earth, our place in it, and our obligation to conserve Earth’s fragile ecosystems. It also includes a chapt

The following interview with David Quammen was originally published by the Library of America on June 28, 2021. “Engaging, embracing, confiding, and humane”—David Quammen on the work of E. O. Wilson With the just-published Edward O. Wilson: Biophilia, The Diversity of Life, Naturalist

At the Half-Earth Project, we are excited to commemorate E.O. Wilson’s 92nd birthday, his lifetime commitment to understanding and protecting the natural world, and his determination to inspire us to do the same. Dr. Wilson has said, “There can be no purpose more inspiring than

GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FESTIVAL (May 20 – 23) Featuring E.O. Wilson and Paula Ehrlich Join the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and the Half-Earth Project® as we participate in the 2021 Global Biodiversity Festival.  The Global Biodiversity Festival is a virtual weekend for

The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and Eden Project are pleased to invite you to save the date for HALF-EARTH DAY® 2021 IN LONDON A live two-day event featuring a keynote with E.O. Wilson, Sir David Attenborough, moderated by Sir Tim Smit, and many more environmental leaders to b

Edward O. Wilson: Biophilia, The Diversity of Life, Naturalist A definitive edition of three masterworks by the Pulitzer Prize–winning naturalist. Thirty-two pages of photographs and numerous illustrations throughout.   Twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Edward O. Wilson is a re

E.O. Wilson, founder of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, has often shared that it was his upbringing in the swamps and forests of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, along the Mobile River, that kindled his love of the natural world. Though he left Alabama for a college education at Harv