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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

  The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award celebrates writing that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of physical and biological sciences. The winner receives a cash award of $10,000 and will be honored at the PEN Literary Awards. The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literar

  Earlier this month U.S. Rep. Don Beyer introduced the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, which will protect and restore native wildlife and create more resilient landscapes across America. The bill will allow federal agencies to allocate funds to establish wildlife corridors,

  On December 9, 2016, E.O. Wilson was honored at the Captain Planet Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Benefit Gala in Atlanta, Georgia. E.O. Wilson received the Exemplar Award for his extraordinary work in environmental stewardship, helping to protect and preserve the natural

“The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act would provide the most the most important step of any single piece of legislation at the present time in enlarging the nations protected areas and thereby saving large swaths of America’s wildlife and other fauna and flora, especially in

This article was originally published November 8, 2016 on The Wilderness Society website. Biologist E.O. Wilson spoke recently with The Wilderness Society about his vision for conservation. In the opening pages of his new book Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, world-renowned bi

In a new series, “Vanishing: The Sixth Mass Extinction,” CNN’s David Mackenzie and Jon Sutter take an in-depth look at the causes of and solutions to the extinction crisis. “We’re entering the Earth’s sixth era of extinction — and it’s the first time huma

Lotus blooming along the Blakeley River in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. Photograph courtesy of Bill Finch. This press release is from the Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate of the National Park Service (December 16, 2016). WASHINGTON – The greater Mobile-Tensaw Riv

This article was originally published in the January/February 2017 edition of Sierra Club Magazine with the headline “Fifty-Fifty”. “A Biologist’s Manifesto for Preserving Life on Earth” By E.O. Wilson   Illustration by Doug Chayka   1 We are pl

The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award celebrates writing that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of physical and biological sciences. The winner receives a cash award of $10,000 and will be honored at the PEN Literary Awards. The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Scien