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  On September 20, 2016, 375 members of the National Academy of Sciences, including E.O. Wilson and 30 Nobel laureates, published an open letter to draw attention to the serious risks of climate change. The letter warns that the consequences of opting out of the Paris agreement w

Deep sea corrals. Photo credit: NOAA. “Obama’s Hawaii Marine Conservation Area Is Just a Drop in the Ocean” By Oliver Milman This article was originally published in The Guardian, September 6, 2016 As a grand gesture in the dying embers of a presidency, Barack Obama’

President of the IUCN, Mr. Zhang Xinsheng (left) congratulates E.O. Wilson following his keynote address at the Opening Forum of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016. In a widely-covered international event, E.O. Wilson gave an Opening Forum keynote about Half-Earth to a gatherin

“We Are All Noah Now.” By Thomas L. Friedman, Op-Ed Columnist Originally published in The New York Times, September 7, 2016 HONOLULU — Robert Macfarlane, in his book Landmarks, about the connection between words and landscapes, tells a revealing but stunning story about ho

“I don’t want to lecture people about saving the planet. I want to share with them the joy of the natural world. It’s where we belong. By looking after it, we look after ourselves.”—E.O. Wilson E.O. Wilson: Of Ants and Men is making waves! The film has been nominated for a

  “What a thrilling honor it is to be here tonight to pay tribute to Ed Wilson, at the launch of his “Half-Earth” initiative. He has been a hero—a planet hero of mine—ever since I read Consilience.” —Glenn Close Our survival is inextricably entwined with the survival

“Could We Set Aside Half the Earth for Nature?” By Jeremy Hance Originally published in The Guardian, June 15, 2016 A bald uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus) in the flooded forest of the Amazon in Brazil. The IUCN Red List categorizes this species as vulnerable. Photograph: Al

Originally published on the Facebook page of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, May 19, 2016 Last night, Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the National Museum of Natural History, hosted a public conversation with biologist, author, and luminary Edward O. Wilson.

Endangered Species: E.O. Wilson Visits Hill to Urge New Thinking on Conservation By Amanda Reilly Originally published in Environment & Energy Daily on May 19, 2016 Famed biologist and conservationist E.O. Wilson yesterday called for a “quantum leap” in efforts to sav

“Review: Edward O. Wilson’s ‘Half-Earth’ a Clear Call to Save the Planet” By Jack E. Davis Originally published in the Tampa Bay Times, May 19, 2016 While chatting with the crusty, 71-year-old palm-tree man who recently planted native sabals in my yard, I