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Esri Commits Technology and Expertise to Initiative Protecting Biodiversity Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, today announced its partnership with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and will be providing the mappin

This article appeared on CNN online on May 16, 2019 Mickey Hart is a multi-Grammy Award-winning artist and a member of the Grateful Dead. Hart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and named by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. The opinions expr

Update July 11, 2019: WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONSERVATION ACT OF 2019 INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS WITH BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT FOLLOWING UN REPORT ON GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CRISIS WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 16, 2019) — Marking the most significant step toward national wildlife conservation in decades, the

For more than six decades, the influential biologist Edward O. Wilson has drawn connections between evolution, ecology and behavior, often sparking controversies inside and outside of science. This article appeared in Quanta Magazine on May 15, 2019 By Claudia Dreifus No one else in b

This article appeared May 7 in State of the Planet. By Cayte Bosler A landmark new United Nations report warns that the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, and that upwards of one million species are gravely at risk. I practice problem-solving life and death trade-offs for my

This article appeared on WBUR on May 7, 2019. By Barbara Moran A United Nations report released this week finds that around 1 million plant and animal species are threatened with extinction, with potentially devastating consequences for human health. This has consequences for New Engl

This article originally appeared May 7, 2019 in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The naturalist on what’s wrong with STEM, the gladiatorial nature of academe, and the world beyond the human senses. By Charlie Tyson In the hallways of his retirement home in Lexington, Mass. — an upsc

This article originally appeared in the “Boise Weekly,” March 27, 2019 The centerpiece of new Zoo Boise Gorongosa Exhibit will be the E.O. Wilson Building, named in tribute to Wilson’s leadership and influence on conservation work in Gorongosa. By Lex Nelson As he squished through the

This article originally appeared in “The New York Times,” February 28, 2019 By the Book: Edward O. Wilson The naturalist and entomologist, whose new book is “Genesis,” loves a reptile guide called “Lizards and Snakes of Alabama,” which “speaks to my boyhood passion and is

This article was originally published in World Wildlife Magazine, Winter 2018 In January 2018, WWF president and CEO Carter Roberts sat down with DR. E.O. WILSON, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Harvard University Entomology Faculty Emeritus, and the world’s leading expert on ants. Dr.