The Half-Earth Project Educator Ambassador program provides educators with compelling, classroom-ready content designed to engage students in biodiversity science and conservation. This week, we provide additional interactive content to the experience and materials provided previously
This video originally appeared CNN series “Inside Africa” The revival of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has become one of Africa’s most celebrated conservation stories. But it’s the park’s trailblazing efforts to empower women that may creat
The Graduation Ceremony was held at the Park’s “E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory” February 28th, 2020 Five women and seven men completed the two-year course, which is the only Master’s in Conservation Biology offered in Mozambique. The Master’s program was developed by a consortium
Gorongosa Coffee is changing the lives of farmers and the ecosystem for the better. by Piotr Naskrecki, Half-Earth Chair Dr. Piotr Naskrecki is the Half-Earth Project’s inaugural Half-Earth Chair. Piotr is an entomologist, conservation biologist, author, and photographer, based at the
Mozambique, Africa – In 2015, the Gorongosa Project worked with a group of local farmers to plant coffee seedlings on Mount Gorongosa. At first, 15,000 seedlings were planted alongside native trees to support rainforest reforestation efforts. Today, Mount Gorongosa’s people are planti
This article was originally published in the New York Times, August 3, 2019. Wild dogs have returned to the famed Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. The first puppy litters were not far behind. By Natalie Angier Last summer, not long after releasing a pioneer pack of 14 African wi
Mozambique, Africa – A new study, recently published in the journal PLOS ONE, documents for the first time the trajectory of wildlife populations in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park over a period of half a century. Titled “War-induced collapse and asymmetric recovery of large-mamm
Mozambique, Africa — National Geographic Magazine has published a major article about Gorongosa National Park. The article, “How one of Africa’s great parks is rebounding from war,” published in the May issue, celebrates the successful restoration of the Park a
The Gorongosa Restoration Project in Mozambique–a long-time Half-Earth Project partner–continues to be an exemplary world leader in biodiversity restoration and management in ways that benefit local communities. “Children Living Near National Parks Are Healthier, More Prosperous
This article originally appeared in The New York Times, April 9, 2019. The Gorongosa Restoration Project in Mozambique–a long-time Half-Earth Project partner–continues to be an exemplary world leader in biodiversity restoration and management in ways that benefit local communities.