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Houdini releases its first Regenerative Lifestyles whitepaper, suggesting a holistic formula for companies to become solution providers for a sustainable post-COVID-19 world.   In the whitepaper launched today, “Regenerative Lifestyles”, Houdini encourages its industry peers acro

Paula J. Ehrlich, President and CEO of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation spoke with Diane Wittner, Producer and Co-Host of Solutionary Perspectives to discuss the Half-Earth Project, the threats to biodiversity, and how we can protect the species of our planet so that they, and

The Half-Earth Project is proud to announce Piotr Naskrecki as the inaugural Half-Earth Chair. The Half-Earth Chairs and Scholars Program supports biodiversity research globally and engages the world’s brightest minds in the Half-Earth Project mission.  Chairs are selected for th

On April 15, Microsoft made a significant commitment to the Half-Earth Project’s ability to speed the data processing needed to accomplish key elements of the work to map species globally to a 1km resolution, and to use this information to identify the places where we have the best op

This article was originally published in Yale Environment 360 on February 13, 2020 By Jim Robbins Leading scientists and conservationists are proposing that up to 50 percent of the earth’s land and oceans be protected in the coming decades. While some view the goal as unrealistic, pro

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

Dear Friends, In a relative blink of evolutionary time, humanity has become master of a global endgame. Our unique blend of animal instinct and social and cultural genius has created a historic path of reckless consequence for all of life on Earth. As this New Year dawns, however, I’m

The article originally appeared in Sierra on December 28, 2019. By Jason Mark Last fall, UC Berkeley hosted Half-Earth Day, a symposium to explore the idea of setting aside 50 percent of Earth’s lands and oceans for conserving biodiversity. The Half-Earth concept was conceived by E.O.

This article was originally published on Berkeley News, October 3, 2019 By Kara Manke To save Earth’s stunning biodiversity, we need to set aside at least half the planet’s lands and oceans for conservation. That’s the argument made by naturalist and author E.O. Wilson in his 2016 boo