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Half-Earth Project Science is Contributing to Saving Life on Earth The science developed and in-part, funded by the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation is having a significant impact on our goal to preserve global biodiversity. High-quality science is critical, for example, to informi

This is our moment, and we are seizing it.  The Half-Earth Project took significant action this year to elevate the goal of conserving half the earth to protect biodiversity. Despite the global pandemic, we took our message to a global audience of world-leaders, influential scien

In Include biodiversity representation indicators in area-based conservation targets, the authors of the new paper in nature ecology & evolution write, “advances in spatial biodiversity science and nationally available data have enabled the development of indi

On Half-Earth Day, scientists and practitioners will discuss the priorities for area-based conservation of global biodiversity. As nations are about to finalize their commitments in the United Nations biodiversity conference, the event will offer a timely reflection on the intersectio

This post originally appeared on Mongabay, October 6, 2021 By Elizabeth Claire Alberts   > Last year, the Half-Earth Project launched its “national report cards,” which show how much land is currently protected in each country, how many land vertebrate species (including endem

This post originally appeared on https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/blog/mapping-half-earth-project/ Walter Jetz, Scientific Chief of the Half-Earth Project shares, “When you lose species, you lose important functions and services,” Jetz adds. “At some point, the key functioning—the

With his keynote “Nature and Climate: transformative approaches for adaptation and climate action”, Walter Jetz, the Scientific Chair of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, joined the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Action in the Americas Summit in September 2021. 

In a recent presentation with Communities for a Half-Earth Future partner The Long Run, Dr. Walter Jetz, Scientific Chair of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, presented Putting Species on the Map.  Dr. Jetz gave a preview of expected developments on the Half-Earth Project

The Society for Conservation GIS Annual International Conference held virtually, July 19 and August 4th, will feature Dr. Walter Jetz in a keynote presentation on Monday, July 19th, at 9:00 AM PT.  Read the full conference agenda here. Keynote event registration&nb

In a new Yale-led study published this Spring in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists have found as much as 8% of montane cloud forests have been lost in the last 20 years due to man-made impacts. “While protected areas have slowed the decline in cloud for